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A54076 Usury stated being a reply to Mr. Jelinger's Usurer cast whereto are adjoyned, some animadversions on Mr. Bolton's and Mr. Capel's discourses, concerning the same subject / written by T.P. T. P. 1679 (1679) Wing P122; ESTC R39078 124,005 274

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man_n be_v one_o that_o swear_v to_o his_o hurt_n 15._o psalm_n 15._o and_o change_v not_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v he_o keep_v his_o word_n when_o he_o promise_v but_o to_o repay_v what_o he_o first_o receive_v 2._o it_o be_v a_o direct_a and_o open_a violation_n of_o justice_n that_o call_v upon_o man_n to_o give_v every_o one_o his_o due_a rom._n 12.8_o owe_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n the_o lord_n require_v that_o man_n shall_v labour_v that_o they_o may_v eat_v their_o own_o bread_n and_o not_o live_v by_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o man_n brow_n 2_o thes_n 3.8_o 12._o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephes_n 4.28_o let_v he_o that_o steal_v steal_v no_o more_o estius_n thereon_o comment_n thus_o to_o steal_n be_v here_o large_o put_v for_o to_o deceive_v or_o unjust_o to_o take_v away_o or_o detain_v that_o which_o be_v another_o he_o here_o include_v restitution_n for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o restore_v when_o he_o can_v persevere_fw-la in_o theft_n i._n e._n in_o the_o voluntary_a withhold_v of_o another_o good_n so_o prov._n 3.27_o withhold_v not_o good_a from_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a etc._n etc._n 3._o 823._o in_o deut._n p._n 823._o hear_v judicious_a calvin_n plead_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o lender_n thus_o behold_v i_o depend_v upon_o he_o he_o promise_v to_o pay_v i_o at_o such_o a_o day_n that_o time_n be_v past_a and_o i_o can_v get_v nothing_o from_o he_o he_o care_v not_o though_o i_o and_o my_o family_n starve_v for_o hunger_n therefore_o in_o such_o case_n justice_n ought_v to_o remedy_v a_o man_n so_o then_o if_o a_o man_n be_v on_o this_o wise_a deceive_v it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n he_o may_v take_v interest_n gain_v and_o not_o for_o this_o be_v accuse_v before_o either_o gid_n or_o men._n we_o may_v not_o therefore_o stand_v on_o the_o term_n or_o word_n 4._o this_o be_v make_v the_o character_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n the_o wicked_a borrow_v and_o pay_v not_o again_o psal_n 37.21_o 5._o as_o a_o comment_n on_o those_o forecited_n scripture_n i_o shall_v recite_v what_o be_v write_v by_o the_o judicious_a author_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man._n 235._o p._n 235._o the_o second_o sort_n of_o this_o injustice_n be_v theft_n and_o of_o that_o also_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o the_o withhold_v what_o we_o shall_v pay_v and_o the_o other_o take_v from_o our_o neighbour_n what_o be_v already_o in_o his_o possession_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v the_o not_o pay_v of_o debt_n whether_o such_o as_o we_o have_v borrow_v or_o such_o as_o by_o our_o own_o voluntary_a promise_n be_v become_v our_o debt_n for_o they_o be_v equal_o due_a to_o he_o that_o can_v lay_v either_o of_o these_o claim_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o withhold_v of_o either_o of_o they_o be_v a_o theft_n a_o keep_n from_o my_o neighbour_n that_o which_o be_v his_o yet_o the_o former_a of_o they_o be_v rather_o the_o more_o injurious_a for_o by_o that_o i_o take_v from_o he_o that_o which_o he_o once_o actual_o 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