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call_v these_o man_n have_v my_o soul_n wonder_v how_o they_o glorify_v god_n in_o they_o i_o marvel_v how_o these_o make_v for_o a_o public_a good_a how_o god_n be_v honour_v a_o kingdom_n better_v the_o common_a good_a promote_v by_o they_o i_o know_v not_o i_o believe_v not_o the_o five_o testimony_n mr._n wilkinson_n let_v those_o who_o plead_v this_o cause_n consider_v unto_o debt_n book_n p._n 61._o 62._o all_o usury_n forbid_v usurer_n do_v not_o as_o they_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o that_o god_n dispense_v with_o no_o usury_n when_o nesheh_n the_o bit_n and_o tarbith_n which_o they_o call_v the_o toothless_a usury_n be_v both_o condemn_v ezek._n 18.8.13_o that_o the_o lender_n for_o eight_o or_o five_o in_o the_o hundred_o deal_v not_o as_o he_o will_v be_v deal_v withal_o for_o he_o himself_o will_v neither_o give_v eight_o nor_o five_o nor_o two_o if_o he_o can_v borrow_v free_o and_o the_o rule_n of_o love_n be_v to_o do_v to_o all_o man_n as_o we_o will_v they_o shall_v do_v 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against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n three_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o be_v the_o natural_a compassion_n which_o shall_v be_v among_o man_n the_o rich_a shall_v distribute_v and_o do_v good_a four_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n exod._n 22._o leu._n 25.36_o lawful_a gaine_n make_v usury_n lawful_a deut._n 23.19_o some_o think_v that_o usury_n be_v lawful_a because_o it_o be_v gainful_a as_o saul_n think_v that_o the_o idolater_n beast_n shall_v not_o be_v kill_v note_n note_n ☞_o ☞_o because_o they_o be_v fat_a but_o as_o he_o be_v command_v to_o kill_v the_o fat_a beast_n as_o well_o as_o the_o lean_a so_o we_o be_v command_v to_o kill_v fat_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o lean_a sin_n gainful_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o prodigal_a sin_n the_o 7._o testimony_n mr._n wheatly_n borrower_n caveat_n for_o the_o covetous_a p._n 71._o usury_n a_o
be_v damnify_v for_o whosoever_o thrive_v by_o occupy_v money_n borrow_v upon_o usury_n he_o have_v so_o pitch_v the_o price_n of_o his_o commodity_n 174._o dr._n wilson_n of_o usury_n p_o 174._o as_o that_o beside_o a_o competent_a gain_n raise_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o charge_n he_o also_o have_v gather_v up_o a_o overplus_n of_o a_o ten_o part_n for_o the_o usurer_n and_o thus_o by_o usury_n the_o price_n of_o all_o commodity_n be_v enhance_a while_o the_o seller_n who_o borrow_v upon_o usury_n if_o they_o will_v thrive_v must_v needs_o make_v the_o buyer_n to_o pay_v two_o shilling_n in_o the_o pound_n more_o than_o otherwise_o be_v sufficient_a objection_n answer_v to_o a_o objection_n and_o because_o they_o which_o do_v borrow_v upon_o usury_n must_v needs_o sell_v for_o so_o much_o as_o they_o may_v gain_v both_o for_o themselves_o and_o the_o usurer_n therefore_o the_o rest_n do_v pitch_v the_o price_n of_o their_o commodity_n according_o 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understand_v by_o warrant_n of_o the_o lord_n own_o exposition_n ezek._n 18.14_o 15_o 21._o 313._o bb._n downam_n in_o ps_n 15._o p._n 312_o 313._o now_o unto_o repentance_n beside_o the_o inward_a loathe_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n conceive_v for_o it_o be_v require_v as_o that_o testimony_n of_o ezek_n 33.14.15_o plain_o show_v both_o a_o desi_n from_o the_o practice_n of_o usury_n and_o a_o restitution_n of_o that_o which_o have_v be_v get_v by_o usury_n with_o the_o harm_n of_o of_o other_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n by_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 4.28_o let_v he_o that_o steal_v steal_v no_o more_o and_o by_o nehemiah_n more_o particular_o in_o this_o case_n of_o usury_n chap._n 5.10_o let_v we_o cease_v from_o this_o burden_n meaning_n usury_n forsake_v of_o sin_n accompany_v forgive_a of_o sin_n prou._n 28_o 13._o neither_o may_v we_o think_v that_o god_n remit_v those_o sin_n which_o we_o ourselves_o retain_v now_o upon_o this_o 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peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la reddi_fw-la possit_fw-la non_fw-la redditur_fw-la non_fw-la agitur_fw-la panitentia_fw-la sed_fw-la fingitur_fw-la 2_o no_o sound_a assurance_n of_o remission_n epist_n 54._o ad_fw-la mace_v so_o often_o he_o commit_v theft_n therefore_o augustine_n say_v that_o man_n do_v not_o repent_v indeed_o but_o counterfeit_a repentance_n if_o when_o they_o be_v able_a to_o restore_v other_o man_n good_n wherein_o they_o have_v offend_v they_o do_v not_o restore_v they_o as_o he_o have_v not_o repentance_n which_o make_v not_o restitution_n if_o he_o be_v able_a so_o neither_o have_v he_o any_o sound_a assurance_n of_o remission_n it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n of_o augustine_n non_fw-la remitti_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la restituatur_fw-la ablatum_fw-la that_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o remit_v unless_o that_o which_o have_v be_v unjust_o take_v be_v restore_v namely_o if_o the_o party_n be_v able_a to_o restore_v for_o while_o a_o man_n continue_v in_o his_o 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recompense_a usury_n which_o we_o call_v interest_n chap._n 3._o the_o testimony_n of_o six_o learned_a
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