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love_n affection_n heart_n life_n 2,903 5 4.0762 3 false
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A00831 A very fruitfull exposition of the Commaundements by way of questions and answeres for greater plainnesse together with an application of euery one to the soule and conscience of man, profitable for all, and especially for them that (beeing not otherwise furnished) are yet desirous both to see themselues, and to deliuer to others some larger speech of euery point that is but briefly named in the shorter catechismes. By Geruase Babington. Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610. 1583 (1583) STC 1095; ESTC S108401 209,221 568

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hard_a controversy_n concern_v usury_n of_o money_n for_o mark_v i_o pray_v you_o how_o he_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v hire_v although_o it_o perish_v in_o use_n yet_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v make_v good_a by_o he_o which_o hire_v it_o for_o it_o come_v for_o his_o hire_n the_o money_n which_o usurer_n give_v out_o be_v hire_v as_o we_o know_v therefore_o if_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v hire_v yo●_n see_v the_o sentence_n of_o god_n though_o it_o per●●shed_v secondlie_o mark_v again_o how_o th●_n law_n say_v though_o a_o man_n lend_v of_o méer●_n love_v free_o without_o any_o hire_n yet_o shal●_n his_o recompense_n be_v nothing_o more_o tha●_n good_a will_v again_o unless_o it_o die_v or_o b●●_n hurt_v which_o he_o dare_v now_o money_n nei●ther_o die_v neither_o common_o be_v ani●_n whit_n hurt_n but_o return_v every_o wa●_n as_o good_a as_o it_o come_v thirdlie_o consider_v how_o the_o law_n will_v have_v a_o apparent_a hurt_n of_o the_o thing_n lend_v or_o else_o it_o allowet●_n no_o recompense_n but_o usurer_n will_v hau●_n consideration_n for_o likely_a loss_n for_o sa●_n they_o if_o i_o have_v have_v my_o money_n possible_o i_o can_v have_v gain_v thus_o much_o with_o if_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o sure_a they_o can_v hau●_n do_v it_o for_o god_n can_v have_v crosse●_n their_o expectation_n and_o be_v not_o sur●_n that_o they_o can_v have_v gain_v it_o be_v no●_n apparent_a that_o they_o have_v be_v hinder_v but_o this_o law_n of_o god_n provide_v in_o equity_n only_o for_o apparent_a harm_n &_o therefore_o nothing_o for_o they_o four_o the_o equity_n of_o this_o law_n be_v only_o this_o tha●_n 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v no_o loose_a and_o therefore_o pro●●●●on_n be_v make_v for_o recompense_n if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d lend_v receyve_v hurt_v but_o usurer_n ●●ll_v have_v their_o goodwill_n as_o they_o call_v it_o ●ertaine_a and_o a_o excessive_a gainer_n oft_o in_o this_o law_n of_o god_n the_o borow●●_n be_v respect_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v ●●lpe_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o not_o pay_v for_o 〈◊〉_d unless_o he_o hurt_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o ●●rowed_v but_o usury_n regard_v whole_o ●●e_v lender_n wherefore_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o law_n of_o our_o god_n have_v ever_o any_o deuitie_n this_o usury_n of_o money_n have_v ever_o ●●aine_a injury_n and_o that_o this_o kind_n of_o ●●nding_v be_v void_a of_o love_n and_o therefore_o apparent_o a_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n thus_o therefore_o we_o see_v what_o ●●ght_n the_o equity_n of_o this_o law_n of_o lend_v ●●ueth_v to_o this_o question_n of_o usury_n which_o equity_n remain_v and_o ever_o shall_v que._n but_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o think_v ●ou_fw-mi of_o give_v usury_n which_o many_o a_o good_a man_n be_v constrain_v to_o do_v ans_fw-fr true_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o ●m_n satisfy_v to_o think_v it_o also_o evil_a by_o the_o word_n of_o jeremie_n who_o say_v he_o have_v neither_o give_v usury_n nor_o take_v and_o yet_o they_o hate_v he_o insinuate_v plain_o that_o i●_n he_o have_v do_v either_o he_o can_v have_v find_v just_a cause_n in_o himself_o why_o he_o shall_v be_v evil_a thought_n of_o que._n what_o be_v the_o law_n of_o pledge_n ans_fw-fr if_o thou_o take_v thy_o neighbour_n raiment_n to_o pledge_v 22.26_o exod._n 22.26_o say_v the_o law_n thou_o shall_v restore_v it_o to_o he_o ere_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o for_o that_o be_v his_o cover_n only_o and_o this_o be_v his_o garment_n for_o his_o skin_n wherein_o shall_v he_o sleep_v therefore_o when_o he_o cry_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v hear_v he_o for_o i_o be_o merciful_a 24.6_o deut._n 24.6_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o upper_a or_o nether_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v for_o this_o gage_n be_v his_o live_n 10._o 10._o and_o when_o thou_o shall_v ask_v again_o of_o thy_o neighbour_n any_o thing_n lend_v 11._o 11._o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v into_o hi●_n house_n to_o fetch_v his_o pledge_n but_o thou_o shal●_n stand_v without_o and_o the_o man_n which_o borrow_v it_o of_o thou_o shall_v bring_v the_o pledge_n out_o of_o the_o door_n unto_o thou_o 12._o 12._o furthermore_o i●_n he_o be_v a_o poor_a body_n thou_o shall_v not_o sleep●_n with_o his_o pledge_n 13._o 13._o but_o shall_v restore_v he_o the_o pledge_n when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o tha●_n he_o may_v sleep_v in_o his_o raiment_n &_o bless_v thou_o &_o it_o shall_v be_v righteousness_n to_o thou_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n the_o very_a end_n of_o al●_n ●hich_v law_n as_o you_o see_v be_v nothing_o but_o this_o ●ercy_n &_o kindness_n of_o man_n towards_o man_n ●●en_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o take_v paune_n ●nd_v therefore_o if_o my_o deal_n herein_o be_v ●●arpe_a hard_a and_o cruel_a lay_v aside_o as_o it_o ●ere_z all_o regard_n of_o other_o man_n need_n so_o myself_o may_v be_v safe_a be_v it_o not_o apparent_a i_o fail_v in_o love_n towards_o the_o wealth_n &_o ●ood_a estate_n of_o my_o brother_n outward_a and_o ●●erefore_o have_v break_v this_o commandment_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v que._n what_o be_v the_o law_n for_o thing_n commit_v to_o our_o custody_n ans_fw-fr if_o a_o man_n deliver_v unto_o his_o neighbour_n say_v the_o law_n to_o keep_v ass_n or_o ox_n 22.10_o exod._n 22.10_o 〈◊〉_d sheep_n or_o any_o beast_n and_o it_o die_v or_o 〈◊〉_d hurt_n or_o take_v away_o by_o enemy_n &_o not_o ●●an_z see_v it_o 11._o 11._o a_o oath_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v betwixt_o they_o two_o that_o he_o have_v not_o put_v his_o hand_n ●●to_o his_o neighbour_n good_a &_o the_o owner_n 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v take_v the_o oath_n &_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v 〈◊〉_d good_a but_o if_o it_o be_v steal_v from_o he_o 12._o 12._o he_o ●●all_v make_v restitution_n unto_o the_o owner_n ●●ereof_o if_o it_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n he_o ●●all_v bring_v record_n 13._o 13._o and_o shall_v not_o make_v it_o ●●odwhich_v be_v devore_v by_o which_o law_n ●●us_o much_o we_o may_v note_v that_o notwithstanding_o for_o thing_n commit_v to_o thei●_n custody_n it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o magistrate_n by_o oath_n to_o protest_v their_o truth_n and_o ho●nestie_n which_o corrupt_a flesh_n will_v light_o grudge_v at_o or_o else_o to_o their_o cost_n to_o make_v that_o good_a the_o keep_v whereof_o never_o gain_v they_o penny_n yet_o nevertheless_o will_v the_o lord_n have_v man_n even_o here_o in_o to_o show_v his_o love_n and_o in_o no_o case_n fo●_n either_o of_o these_o respect_n or_o any_o other_o t●_n deny_v it_o wherefore_o it_o follow_v the●_n and_o both_o now_o and_o ever_o shall_v follow_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o willing_o an●_n ready_o take_v into_o his_o custody_n that_o thin●_n which_o he_o may_v keep_v to_o the_o benefit_n o●_n his_o neighbour_n better_o than_o he_o that_o dot●_n deliver_v it_o he_o and_o so_o take_v true_o keep_v and_o faithful_o restore_v it_o again_o unt●_n they_o that_o of_o right_n shall_v have_v it_o tha●_n man_n or_o woman_n want_v in_o their_o hearte●_n affection_n or_o love_n to_o their_o neighbour_n they_o withhold_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v du●_n unto_o they_o namely_o the_o fruit_n of_o thei●_n love_n in_o this_o particular_a we_o stand_v upon_o and_o therefore_o guilty_a they_o be_v befor●_n god_n of_o stealth_n the_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n que._n what_o be_v the_o law_n of_o find_v thing_n lose_v ans_fw-fr thou_o shall_v not_o say_v the_o law_n see_v thy_o brother_n ox_n nor_o his_o sheep_n go_v astray_o and_o withdraw_v thyself_o from_o they_o 22.1_o deut._n 22.1_o but_o shall_v bring_v they_o again_o unto_o thy_o brother_n and_o if_o thy_o brother_n be_v not_o near_o unto_o