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of_o your_o father_n etc._n etc._n bring_v therefore_o unto_o this_o rule_n of_o christian_a righteousness_n those_o which_o lend_v upon_o usury_n and_o see_v how_o far_o they_o be_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o chryste_n word_n which_o be_v so_o set_v unto_o all_o chrystyans_n that_o except_o they_o do_v comforme_v themselves_o unto_o it_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o sinner_n &_o not_o among_o god_n child_n yea_o they_o be_v not_o so_o just_a as_o sinner_n for_o so_o much_o rightuousnes_n be_v attribute_v unto_o sinner_n that_o the_o lend_v with_o out_o usury_n &_o that_o they_o desire_n to_o receive_v nothing_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o lukar_n but_o only_o that_o which_o they_o do_v lend_v therefore_o by_o this_o conference_n we_o which_o look_n unto_o the_o rightuousnes_n of_o chryste_n kyngedone_v unto_o the_o prescription_n of_o christes_fw-fr word_n and_o unto_o the_o professyd_v of_o christian_n religion_n may_v easy_o judge_v how_o unlawful_a usury_n be_v unto_o they_o 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