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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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it_o we_o may_v first_o see_v that_o if_o we_o have_v that_o thing_n which_o our_o neighbour_n will_v borowe_n and_o we_o able_a without_o our_o hurt_n well_o to_o spare_v it_o he_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o or_o else_o we_o sin_n against_o this_o law_n of_o god_n &_o we_o even_o steal_v from_o our_o brother_n that_o which_o in_o right_n be_v he_o for_o god_n will_v not_o ever_o have_v make_v a_o law_n for_o recompense_n of_o the_o lender_n if_o his_o thing_n lend_v receyve_v any_o harm_n unless_o it_o have_v be_v a_o necessary_a duty_n of_o love_n to_o lend_v when_o we_o may_v therefore_o this_o narownesse_n of_o heart_n and_o unkind_a disposition_n to_o grudge_v unto_o any_o that_o good_a which_o by_o lend_v we_o can_v possible_o do_v he_o it_o be_v hateful_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o a_o plain_a breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n secondlie_o in_o this_o law_n as_o one_o very_o well_o have_v note_v usury_n usury_n we_o may_v see_v a_o great_a light_n give_v to_o that_o 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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 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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
thou_o or_o if_o thou_o know_v he_o not_o 2._o 2._o than_o thou_o shall_v bring_v it_o unto_o thy_o house_n and_o it_o shall_v remain_v with_o thou_o until_o thy_o brother_n seek_v after_o it_o then_o shall_v thou_o deliver_v it_o to_o he_o again_o 3._o 3._o in_o like_a manner_n shall_v thou_o do_v with_o his_o ass_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o do_v with_o his_o raiment_n and_o with_o all_o lose_a thing_n of_o thy_o brother_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v if_o thou_o have_v find_v they_o thou_o shall_v not_o withdraw_v thyself_o from_o they_o see_v here_o the_o love_n of_o man_n to_o the_o good_n of_o his_o brother_n in_o what_o sort_n the_o lord_n require_v it_o now_o lest_o the_o name_n of_o brother_n use_v here_o in_o this_o place_n shall_v deceyve_v we_o to_o think_v we_o be_v bind_v but_o to_o our_o friend_n in_o this_o duty_n it_o be_v profitable_a to_o note_v how_o in_o a_o other_o place_n in_o steed_n of_o brother_n be_v put_v enemy_n and_o all_o these_o particular_n nevertheless_o name_v if_o thou_o meet_v thy_o enemy_n ox_n or_o affy_v go_v astray_o thou_o shall_v bring_v he_o again_o and_o so_o forth_o of_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o this_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o love_n which_o god_n require_v in_o we_o all_o towards_o the_o good_n of_o all_o man_n be_v they_o friend_n or_o foe_n that_o we_o shall_v keep_v they_o and_o chéerish_v they_o and_o in_o safety_n restore_v they_o if_o we_o find_v they_o lose_v when_o once_o we_o know_v the_o owner_n of_o they_o sure_o we_o must_v need_n confess_v that_o to_o conceal_v and_o retain_v thing_n find_v of_o we_o after_o we_o know_v who_o shall_v have_v they_o be_v plain_a and_o flat_a theft_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o conscience_n no_o doubt_n in_o this_o matter_n to_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n find_v without_o tru●_n testimony_n in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o hau●_n use_v as_o many_o mean_n as_o we_o can_v to_o learn_v out_o the_o loose_a as_o by_o ask_v by_o proclaim_v and_o such_o like_a this_o wel●_n consider_v and_o weigh_v shall_v a_o little_a mor●_n awake_v such_o as_o be_v lord_n of_o waif_n an●_n stray_v as_o we_o say_v that_o they_o carry_v a●_n eye_n over_o their_o bailiff_n in_o that_o behalf_n s●_n near_o as_o they_o can_v to_o see_v that_o they_o bring_v not_o sin_n upon_o they_o by_o make_v they_o unjust_a retainer_n of_o other_o man_n good_n 〈◊〉_d complaint_n common_a in_o most_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d theft_n not_o to_o be_v warrant_v in_o any_o place_n que._n what_o be_v our_o duty_n in_o buy_v &_o ●elling_v ans_fw-fr when_o thou_o selle_v aught_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n say_v the_o law_n or_o buy_a at_o ●hy_a neighbour_n hand_n 25.14_o levit._fw-la 25.14_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v one_o a_o other_o mean_v by_o deceit_n ●r_o any_o otherwise_o but_o according_a to_o the_o ●umber_n of_o year_n after_o the_o jubilee_n thou_o ●halt_v buy_v of_o thy_o neighbour_n 15._o 15._o also_o accord_v to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o revenue_n he_o shall_v sell_v unto_o thou_o 16._o 16._o accord_v to_o the_o multitude_n of_o year_n thou_o shall_v ●ncrease_v the_o price_n thereof_o &_o according_a to_o ●he_n fewne_n of_o year_n thou_o shall_v abate_v the_o ●rice_n of_o it_o for_o the_o number_n of_o fruit_n do_v he_o ●●l_o unto_o thou_o oppress_v not_o you_o therefore_o ●ny_o man_n his_o neighbour_n 17._o 17._o but_o thou_o shall_v ●eare_z thy_o god_n for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n ●n_o which_o law_n this_o i_o mark_v that_o when_o 〈◊〉_d sell_v or_o buy_v i_o must_v show_v even_o a_o love_n to_o ●y_a brother_n &_o a_o tender_a affection_n in_o that_o ●y_a deal_n with_o he_o for_o so_o be_v it_o mean_v when_o it_o be_v say_v you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v one_o ●nother_n second_o that_o then_o consequent_o ●y_a greedy_a affection_n may_v not_o set_v the_o price_n but_o the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o benefit_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o yield_v for_o how_o can_v i_o love_v he_o and_o yet_o take_v more_o of_o he_o than_o i_o give_v he_o that_o be_v more_o money_n than_o the_o thing_n be_v worth_a which_o thing_n if_o they_o be_v want_v sure_o than_o our_o sell_v be_v deceit_n &_o guile_n yea_o it_o be_v theft_n by_o this_o commandment_n prove_v for_o the_o very_a equity_n of_o this_o law_n as_o every_o one_o may_v plain_o see_v be_v this_o that_o as_o good_a shall_v be_v give_v as_o take_v and_o take_v as_o give_v even_o that_o commutative_a justice_n which_o heathen_a man_n can_v see_v to_o be_v so_o necessary_a in_o all_o contract_n and_o bargan_n as_o that_o without_o it_o no_o trade_v can_v stand_v or_o society_n endure_v upon_o which_o law_n well_o consider_v and_o sound●●_n settle_v in_o our_o mind_n a_o godly_a man_n draw●eth_v these_o conclusion_n &_o let_v we_o think_v 〈◊〉_d they_o first_o it_o condemn_v all_o overselling_n i_o mean_v know_v and_o wilful_a overse●●ling_n of_o any_o thing_n for_o so_o say_v the_o word●_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o year_n sha●_n thou_o sell_v that_o be_v if_o the_o 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naughty_a &_o counterfeit_a coin_n or_o ware_n for_o first_o for_o the_o seller_n if_o he_o raise_v his_o price_n to_o the_o value_n of_o good_a ware_n &_o then_o deliver_v evil_a or_o counterfeit_n how_o do_v he_o observe_v a_o equality_n of_o commodotie_n and_o then_o for_o the_o buy_a if_o he_o beat_v it_o down_o to_o as_o low_a a_o price_n as_o he_o may_v till_o be_v consent_n to_o give_v so_o much_o for_o it_o and_o then_o deliver_v counterfeit_a &_o evil_a coin_n where_o be_v again_o the_o equity_n of_o this_o law_n on_o his_o part_n who_o be_v bind_v by_o it_o to_o give_v asmuch_o &_o as_o good_a as_o he_o take_v so_o near_o as_o judgement_n can_v any_o way_n serve_v he_o three_o it_o condemn_v all_o lie_v in_o wait_v to_o pray_v upon_o one_o that_o must_v needs_o sell_v for_o present_a money_n to_o get_v his_o commodity_n for_o half_a the_o value_n if_o i_o can_v when_o as_o rather_o i_o shall_v for_o pity_n give_v he_o equality_n for_o what_o love_n be_v this_o to_o the_o 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