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of_o thief_n mat._n 21._o 13._o you_o have_v make_v it_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n this_o you_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n buy_v and_o sell_v be_v a_o very_a warrantable_a thing_n especial_o sure_a when_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v beside_o christ_n give_v they_o their_o lesson_n by_o themselves_o as_o st._n john_n tell_v we_o john_n 2._o 16._o make_v not_o my_o father_n house_n a_o house_n of_o merchandise_n it_o remain_v then_o that_o the_o you_o must_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o usurer_n who_o he_o rank_n among_o thief_n if_o any_o body_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o solve_v the_o matter_n and_o say_v perhaps_o they_o be_v not_o honest_a usurer_n i_o be_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o so_o at_o last_o we_o be_v unaware_o agree_v meditat_fw-la xxix_o of_o humane_a authority_n against_o usury_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a read_n but_o i_o have_v read_v the_o book_n of_o some_o man_n who_o have_v read_v many_o book_n and_o i_o very_o think_v by_o what_o i_o have_v find_v in_o they_o that_o the_o very_a quotation_n out_o of_o book_n against_o usury_n will_v of_o themselves_o make_v a_o considerable_a book_n but_o i_o be_o resolve_v not_o to_o large_a here_o as_o depend_v rather_o upon_o the_o sure_a testimony_n already_o bring_v as_o for_o myself_o i_o think_v if_o i_o have_v never_o so_o great_a a_o mind_n to_o a_o thing_n and_o plausible_a argument_n for_o it_o too_o i_o shall_v hardly_o adventure_v upon_o a_o thing_n so_o universal_o condemn_v both_o by_o heathen_n and_o christian_n and_o these_o both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n council_n father_n and_o modern_a divine_n of_o the_o great_a reputation_n the_o general_a council_n of_o agatha_n the_o first_o nicene_n council_n the_o first_o council_n of_o arles_n the_o first_o and_o second_o of_o carthage_n the_o eleberitan_n council_n the_o council_n of_o tower_n and_o the_o lateran_n council_n with_o 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