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his_o necessity_n that_o i_o help_v and_o pleasure_v he_o exceed_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o do_v without_o his_o money_n 1._o even_o so_o suppose_v a_o poor_a man_n lie_v by_o the_o answ._n high_a way_n ready_a to_o die_v for_o hunger_n and_o there_o come_v a_o baker_n by_o from_o who_o he_o entreat_v a_o penny_n loaf_n the_o baker_n meaning_n as_o usurer_n common_o do_v to_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n extremity_n seeem_v unwilling_a to_o sell_v he_o any_o will_v not_o the_o poor_a man_n in_o this_o extreme_a necessity_n be_v most_o willing_a to_o give_v twelve_o penny_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o worth_a two_o penny_n yes_o undoubted_o he_o will_v in_o such_o a_o case_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n give_v six_o penny_n for_o a_o penny_n loaf_n and_o thank_v he_o too_o and_o tell_v he_o perhaps_o he_o save_v his_o life_n by_o it_o but_o for_o all_o this_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o baker_n be_v much_o to_o be_v condemn_v that_o will_v prey_v 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cut_v his_o throat_n with_o the_o usurious_a lucre_n there_o be_v a_o worm_n in_o latin_a call_v teredo_n that_o use_v to_o breed_v in_o wood_n which_o be_v very_o soft_a to_o touch_v yet_o have_v such_o steely_a tooth_n that_o it_o eat_v into_o the_o hard_a timber_n so_o the_o usurer_n be_v a_o soft_a beast_n at_o first_o to_o handle_v but_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n his_o cannibal_n chap_v devour_v both_o flesh_n and_o bone_n marrow_n and_o life_n of_o the_o borrower_n estate_n the_o ivy_n clasp_v about_o the_o oak_n as_o a_o lover_n and_o a_o friend_n as_o though_o it_o will_v keep_v it_o warm_v and_o cherish_v it_o but_o thereby_o it_o grow_v up_o overtop_n
12._o prov._n 28._o 8._o which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v commentary_n and_o exposition_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o poor_a but_o usury_n be_v absolute_o forbid_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n nay_o to_o prevent_v this_o shift_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v this_o evasion_n to_o be_v very_o frivolous_a in_o the_o very_a text_n deut._n 2d_o 19_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o poor_a at_o all_o but_o the_o law_n be_v deliver_v in_o general_a term_n thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n now_o he_o be_v your_o brother_n whether_o he_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a the_o partition_n wall_n be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rich_a and_o poor_a be_v brethren_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v exact_v usury_n of_o none_o except_o we_o will_v be_v worse_o than_o jew_n our_o saviour_n christ_n luke_n 6._o 34._o give_v this_o testimony_n to_o the_o very_a sinner_n of_o his_o time_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o will_v lend_v one_o unto_o a_o other_o that_o they_o may_v receive_v so_o much_o as_o they_o lend_v and_o therefore_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o usury_n be_v lawful_a towards_o a_o brother_n whether_o he_o be_v poor_a or_o rich_a if_o the_o scripture_n have_v put_v such_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o rich_a as_o between_o the_o israelite_n and_o cananite_n to_o the_o rich_a thou_o may_v but_o to_o the_o poor_a thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n then_o the_o case_n be_v clear_a but_o deut._n 23._o 19_o 20._o god_n make_v opposition_n not_o between_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o rich_a but_o between_o a_o israelite_n and_o cananite_n for_o by_o stranger_n in_o that_o place_n be_v mean_v the_o hittite_n the_o gergashites_n the_o amorites_n the_o canaanite_n the_o perisite_n the_o hivites_n and_o jebusite_n and_o no_o other_o stranger_n as_o may_v be_v collect_v levit._n 25._o 35._o so_o also_o do_v saint_n ambrose_n de_fw-fr tobia_n cap._n 15._o paulus_n fagius_n annot._n in_o cald._n paraphras_fw-la in_o deut._n 23._o 20._o 45._o jun._n annot._n ibid._n expound_v it_o what_o these_o the_o jew_n be_v command_v to_o destroy_v deut._n 7._o 12._o and_o usury_n be_v as_o tooth_n give_v they_o and_o allow_v by_o god_n to_o eat_v they_o up_o withal_o whence_o that_o of_o saint_n ambrose_n de_fw-fr tobia_n cap._n 15._o ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la usuram_fw-la exige_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la crimen_fw-la occidere_fw-la see_v thou_o a_o man_n who_o thou_o may_v lawful_o kill_v take_v use_v of_o he_o but_o not_o of_o thy_o brother_n 3._o in_o the_o law_n of_o usury_n and_o other_o prohibition_n of_o oppression_n express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o helpless_a because_o 1._o the_o poor_a be_v soon_a and_o easy_a oppress_v of_o the_o rich_a as_o the_o low_a hedge_n be_v often_o step_v over_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o more_o grievous_a sin_n to_o oppress_v the_o poor_a 3._o those_o only_o who_o have_v need_v have_v just_a occasion_n to_o borrow_v 4._o shall_v a_o special_a instance_n in_o some_o one_o object_n which_o make_v the_o sin_n forbid_v extreme_o hateful_a abridge_v and_o restrain_v the_o generality_n of_o a_o law_n will_v the_o exageration_n of_o a_o sin_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n make_v all_o those_o action_n no_o sin_n which_o come_v not_o to_o that_o degree_n because_o it_o be_v a_o heinous_a offence_n to_o steal_v a_o cow_n from_o a_o poor_a man_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sin_n to_o steal_v a_o sheep_n from_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o can_v spare_v it_o full_a well_o and_o perhaps_o never_o miss_v it_o 5._o nay_o m._n s._n will_v you_o stand_v in_o this_o exception_n to_o the_o verdict_n of_o your_o own_o witness_n in_o the_o very_a point_n for_o which_o you_o produce_v he_o i_o mean_v of_o the_o rare_a jewel_n that_o ever_o the_o english_a church_n enjoy_v these_o be_v his_o word_n upon_o 1_o thess._n chap._n 3._o pag._n 86._o thus_o much_o say_v he_o i_o think_v expedient_a to_o speak_v of_o the_o loathsome_a &_o foul_a trade_n of_o usury_n i_o call_v god_n for_o a_o record_n unto_o my_o soul_n i_o have_v not_o decive_v you_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o the_o truth_n if_o i_o be_v deceive_v in_o this_o matter_n o_o god_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o thy_o word_n be_v plain_a thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n thou_o say_v he_o that_o take_v increase_v shall_v not_o live_v what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v hide_v the_o word_n of_o my_o god_n or_o keep_v they_o back_o from_o the_o hear_n of_o this_o people_n the_o learned_a old_a father_n teach_v we_o it_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a to_o take_v usury_n of_o our_o brother_n than_o it_o be_v to_o kill_v our_o brother_n etc._n etc._n mark_v the_o last_o word_n and_o then_o look_v back_o upon_o pag._n 78._o lin_v 22._o where_o he_o say_v he_o be_v thy_o brother_n whether_o he_o be_v poor_a or_o rich_a and_o then_o conclude_v plain_o that_o the_o worthy_a of_o your_o pretend_a patron_n condemn_v usury-taking_a either_o of_o rich_a or_o poor_a aspidis_fw-la morsui_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la pecunia_fw-la usuraria_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la aspide_fw-la percutitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la delectatus_fw-la imper_n vadit_fw-la in_o somnum_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la per_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la soporis_fw-la moritur_fw-la he_o that_o be_v bite_v by_o usury_n say_v chrysostome_n be_v as_o he_o that_o be_v sting_v of_o a_o serpent_n it_o lull_v he_o asleep_a so_o sweet_o and_o secret_o that_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v undo_v before_o he_o be_v aware_a 6._o if_o usury_n find_v a_o man_n rich_a 115._o yet_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o pair_n of_o cannibal_n chap_n and_o many_o cruel_a tooth_n to_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o his_o estate_n except_o he_o cunning_o heal_v himself_o by_o some_o other_o covetous_a way_n or_o unconscionable_a course_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o saint_n chrysostome_n compare_v usury_n to_o a_o asp_n which_o together_o with_o the_o poison_n infufe_n a_o delightful_a sleep_n but_o in_o that_o sweet_a insensibleness_n take_v away_o life_n so_o the_o usurer_n money_n refresh_v for_o a_o time_n but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a suck_v out_o the_o very_a lifeblood_n of_o a_o man_n estate_n and_o that_o of_o saint_n basil_n to_o to_o those_o that_o object_v that_o many_o by_o the_o employment_n of_o money_n borrow_v upon_o usury_n grow_v rich_a but_o i_o think_v usur_n more_o say_v he_o have_v come_v to_o the_o halter_n his_o meaning_n be_v by_o pay_v usury_n they_o have_v grow_v poor_a and_o so_o fall_v a_o steal_v and_o at_o last_o come_v to_o hang_v to_o speak_v more_o fit_o to_o these_o sin_n but_o i_o think_v more_o have_v prove_v bankerupt_v and_o again_o how_o many_o of_o your_o usurer_n be_v free_a lender_n to_o the_o poor_a except_o it_o be_v in_o cunning_a out_o of_o a_o deep_a hypocrisy_n to_o colour_v their_o usurious_a cruelty_n 7._o if_o the_o law_n of_o lend_v to_o the_o poor_a without_o usury_n shall_v infer_v the_o lawfullnesse_n of_o lend_v to_o the_o rich_a upon_o usury_n how_o shall_v god_n purpose_n in_o those_o place_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a have_v place_n because_o by_o this_o mean_n it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o poor_a shall_v very_o hardly_o or_o not_o borrow_v at_o all_o for_o how_o few_o will_v lend_v to_o the_o poor_a for_o nothing_o when_o as_o they_o may_v lawful_o lend_v to_o the_o rich_a upon_o usury_n now_o it_o be_v better_o for_o the_o poor_a that_o he_o may_v borrow_v upon_o usury_n then_o that_o he_o may_v not_o borrow_v at_o all_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o usurer_n forbid_v 2._o only_o bite_v usury_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d morsury_n which_o come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mordere_fw-la to_o bite_v there_o be_v think_v he_o a_o certain_a toothless_a or_o not_o bite_v usury_n which_o be_v tolerable_a 1._o what_o will_v not_o covetousness_n catch_v at_o to_o 1._o nourish_v its_o greedy_a and_o cruel_a humour_n nesheck_fw-mi be_v the_o common_a and_o ordinary_a name_n whereby_o all_o usury_n be_v signify_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n and_o do_v metaphorical_o intimate_v and_o import_v the_o aggravation_n of_o the_o sin_n not_o a_o distinction_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o usury_n epithet_n and_o original_n serve_v more_o to_o amplify_v and_o exaggerate_v then_o to_o distinguish_v see_v t._n pag._n 53._o hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o usury_n in_o the_o chaldee_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chabulia_n i._n e._n perditio_fw-la quòd_fw-la omnes_fw-la opes_fw-la perdat_fw-la &_o devastet_fw-la 2._o the_o scripture_n condemn_v not_o only_o nesheck_v but_o also_o tarbith_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o comment_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezech._n 18._o 17._o and_o 22._o 12._o prov._n 28._o 8._o but_o in_o the_o very_a
why_o may_v i_o not_o take_v so_o 1._o that_o royal_a principle_n of_o nature_n do_v as_o 1._o thou_o will_v be_v do_v by_o must_v be_v expound_v and_o understand_v according_a to_o the_o ground_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n and_o rule_n of_o a_o just_a and_o rectify_a will_n not_o out_o of_o the_o mist_n and_o misery_n of_o a_o deprave_a and_o exorbitant_a judgement_n otherwise_o abimelech_n saul_n and_o other_o of_o that_o desperate_a rank_n and_o resolution_n may_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o kill_v other_o man_n because_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v kill_v themselves_o see_v judge_n 9_o 54._o 1_o sam._n 31._o 4._o for_o they_o may_v say_v they_o do_v but_o as_o they_o will_v be_v do_v by_o it_o will_v also_o follow_v very_o absurd_o the_o magistrate_n be_v in_o the_o malefactor_n case_n will_v glad_o be_v pardon_v therefore_o he_o must_v pardon_v the_o malefactor_n some_o man_n will_v be_v content_a villainous_o to_o prostitute_v his_o wife_n who_o he_o care_v not_o for_o himself_o to_o other_o therefore_o he_o may_v abuse_v a_o other_o man_n wife_n who_o he_o love_v better_a these_o and_o the_o like_a absurd_a and_o abominable_a non-consequents_a demonstrate_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o usurer_n inference_n and_o that_o that_o royal_a law_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v not_o general_a but_o restraineable_a to_o that_o will_v of_o man_n which_o be_v rule_v by_o nature_n and_o god_n law_n 2._o we_o must_v then_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o general_a fountain_n of_o the_o second_o table_n and_o fetch_v light_a and_o direction_n thence_o when_o we_o have_v no_o express_v and_o special_a word_n in_o god_n book_n but_o the_o scripture_n have_v clear_o and_o direct_o determine_v and_o resolve_v the_o point_n of_o usury_n 3._o if_o the_o usurer_n be_v in_o the_o borrower_n case_n he_o will_v not_o willing_o as_o he_o pretend_v give_v ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o i_o mean_v with_o a_o 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the_o new_a testament_n yet_o that_o prove_v it_o not_o to_o be_v lawful_a a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o some_o one_o part_n of_o the_o scripture_n negative_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o namely_o in_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v common_a and_o perpetual_a 2._o bite_a usury_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o yet_o condemn_v by_o the_o usurer_n themselves_o 3._o neither_o be_v remove_v the_o neighbour_n mark_v polygamy_n jealousy_n treason_n tyranny_n etc._n etc._n by_o those_o very_a name_n censure_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o yet_o be_v manifest_a and_o gross_a transgression_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n 4._o though_o usury_n express_o and_o by_o name_n be_v not_o censure_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n yet_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n it_o be_v which_o be_v sufficient_a 1._o sometime_o under_o the_o affirmative_a mat._n 5._o 42._o 2._o sometime_o under_o the_o general_n ephes._n 4._o 28._o 1_o thess._n 4._o 6._o 3._o sometime_o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o great_a luke_n 6._o 35._o for_o if_o i_o must_v lend_v without_o respect_n of_o my_o own_o profit_n or_o without_o expectation_n of_o any_o benefit_n or_o gain_v thereby_o as_o they_o most_o expound_v that_o place_n then_o much_o more_o must_v i_o lend_v without_o a_o covenant_n especial_o without_o a_o absolute_a covenant_n for_o gain_v and_o if_o i_o must_v lend_v without_o expectation_n of_o the_o principal_a as_o other_o understand_v it_o then_o much_o more_o without_o expectation_n of_o a_o overplus_n above_o the_o principal_a 4._o sometime_o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o less_o luke_n 6._o 34._o do_v sinner_n lend_v one_o to_o a_o other_o without_o usury_n and_o shall_v not_o christian_n much_o rather_o may_v not_o aman_n as_o well_o take_v use_v for_o his_o money_n 3._o as_o the_o landlord_n rend_v for_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o let_v 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will_v scarce_o yield_v 6_o lb_n by_o the_o year_n yet_o a_o usurer_n will_v have_v out_o of_o his_o money_n which_o have_v no_o fruitful_a use_n in_o itself_o 10_o lb._n etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o woeful_o require_v gain_v for_o a_o other_o man_n pain_n industry_n hazard_n cost_n and_o charge_n 2._o the_o property_n of_o the_o ground_n belong_v to_o the_o landlord_n and_o therefore_o the_o profit_n belong_v partly_o to_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fruitful_a use_n of_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o partly_o to_o the_o tenant_n for_o his_o labour_n and_o charge_n 3._o in_o thing_n let_v the_o letter_n alienate_v the_o use_n and_o not_o the_o property_n be_v to_o receive_v the_o selfsame_o particular_a and_o individual_a thing_n after_o it_o have_v be_v use_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o worse_a and_o impair_v by_o use_v and_o therefore_o receive_v profit_n for_o the_o thing_n hire_v as_o in_o the_o let_n of_o a_o house_n wherein_o they_o often_o instance_n say_v why_o may_v not_o a_o man_n as_o well_o take_v 10_o lb._n for_o a_o hundred_o in_o a_o year_n as_o 10_o lb._n for_o a_o house_n in_o some_o great_a city_n which_o cost_v he_o a_o 100_o lb._n the_o use_n of_o the_o house_n be_v habitation_n and_o though_o it_o be_v keep_v tenantable_a yet_o it_o grow_v worse_o and_o towards_o ruin_n in_o the_o more_o substantial_a material_n but_o in_o money_n it_o be_v otherwise_o the_o very_a same_o be_v not_o to_o be_v restore_v but_o so_o much_o in_o value_n whence_o m._n greenham_n reason_v recompense_n be_v to_o be_v make_v where_o the_o thing_n be_v the_o worse_a for_o use_v but_o money_n be_v not_o the_o worse_a for_o lend_v therefore_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o lend_n of_o it_o 4._o
it_o with_o so_o many_o caution_n and_o limitation_n that_o in_o the_o end_n they_o make_v it_o no_o usury_n at_o all_o see_v in_o this_o point_n dow._n posit_a of_o usury_n pag._n 53._o dow._n pag._n 273._o etc._n etc._n fent_n pag._n 62._o after_o they_o have_v examine_v the_o point_n and_o answer_v the_o reason_n as_o they_o think_v which_o be_v usual_o bring_v against_o usury_n by_o the_o school_n yet_o in_o conclusion_n put_v all_o their_o limitation_n together_o they_o agree_v upon_o no_o usury_n at_o all_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v define_v by_o and_o by_o single_v they_o out_o one_o from_o a_o another_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o who_o dare_v defend_v any_o such_o ordinary_a usury_n as_o be_v among_o we_o practise_v with_o great_a moderation_n fent_n pag._n 144._o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o place_n i_o say_v 3._o though_o some_o have_v somewhat_o decline_v the_o beat_a way_n in_o this_o point_n 1._o transport_v perhaps_o with_o some_o prejudice_n against_o the_o truth_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o weak_a 65._o argument_n they_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o point_n 2._o or_o because_o in_o detestation_n of_o usury_n some_o lawful_a contract_n also_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o some_o for_o usury_n which_o do_v but_o coast_n upon_o it_o yet_o where_o dwell_v that_o divine_a that_o to_o this_o day_n dare_v ever_o appear_v in_o print_n a_o patron_n of_o usury_n proper_o and_o true_o so_o call_v common_o practise_v at_o this_o day_n in_o this_o land_n and_o condemn_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n which_o only_o i_o ordinary_o preach_v against_o and_o at_o this_o time_n oppose_v and_o thus_o define_v for_o upon_o purpose_n i_o defer_v the_o definition_n to_o this_o place_n as_o fit_a and_o most_o seasonable_a usury_n be_v a_o gain_n above_o the_o principal_a exact_v pactum_fw-la by_o covenant_n mere_o for_o lieu_n of_o lend_v or_o thus_o usury_n be_v gain_v upon_o covenant_n for_o loan_n or_o thus_o a_o lend_v for_o gain_v by_o compact_n see_v how_o this_o definition_n distinguish_v usury_n from_o all_o other_o contract_n f._n pag._n 16_o 17._o dow._n pag._n 157._o etc._n etc._n this_o i_o say_v be_v usury_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v common_o practise_v now_o adays_o forbid_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n question_v by_o covetousness_n only_o in_o this_o last_o century_n past_a and_o which_o i_o censure_v in_o my_o book_n and_o sermon_n and_o oppose_v in_o this_o discourse_n there_o be_v as_o some_o call_v it_o 1._o a_o liberal_a usury_n which_o be_v only_o a_o gratuity_n or_o free_a gift_n which_o the_o borrower_n find_v himself_o much_o benefit_v by_o the_o lender_n 458._o courtesy_n do_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n in_o testimony_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n free_o give_v to_o the_o lender_n who_o neither_o intend_v when_o he_o lend_v nor_o expect_v while_o he_o forbear_v any_o gain_n much_o less_o covenant_v for_o it_o but_o in_o this_o case_n although_o the_o lender_n receive_v some_o allowance_n above_o the_o principal_a yet_o he_o commit_v not_o usury_n because_o neither_o the_o contract_n which_o he_o make_v be_v lend_v for_o gain_n neither_o be_v the_o overplus_n which_o he_o receive_v again_o either_o covenant_v or_o intend_v or_o require_v for_o loan_n but_o a_o gratuity_n or_o thankful_a courtesy_n which_o may_v with_o good_a conscience_n be_v give_v and_o receive_v from_o a_o able_a and_o willing_a giver_n there_o be_v also_o as_o some_o call_v it_o 2._o a_o recompense_a usury_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o just_a recompense_n which_o the_o debtor_n have_v through_o his_o default_n be_v the_o effectual_a cause_n of_o the_o creditor_n hindrance_n do_v owe_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n understand_v it_o thus_o a_o man_n dare_v for_o a_o time_n free_o that_o time_n be_v expire_v his_o money_n be_v retain_v long_o against_o his_o will_n for_o want_v whereof_o he_o be_v damnify_v if_o the_o lender_n receive_v a_o overplus_n in_o this_o case_n above_o the_o principal_a answerable_a to_o the_o damage_n which_o he_o have_v suffer_v this_o be_v no_o usury_n but_o due_a and_o just_a satisfaction_n no_o usury_n because_o increase_v be_v not_o take_v for_o the_o loan_n forloane_n be_v a_o voluntary_a act_n whereas_o this_o money_n be_v not_o willing_o lend_v but_o retain_v by_o force_n after_o the_o time_n it_o be_v due_a if_o the_o lender_n have_v be_v damnify_v by_o the_o forbearance_n of_o his_o money_n during_o that_o time_n which_o he_o lend_v it_o he_o can_v in_o strict_a justice_n have_v exact_v no_o satisfaction_n because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o voluntary_a act_n volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la but_o the_o time_n be_v come_v out_o to_o receive_v overplus_n for_o his_o loss_n sustain_v be_v no_o usury_n but_o a_o just_a recompense_n which_o be_v proper_o term_v interest_n which_o may_v grow_v due_a say_v divine_n two_o way_n 1._o exit_fw-la damno_fw-la emergente_fw-la by_o loss_n arise_v for_o example_n i_o lend_v thou_o a_o 100_o lb._n which_o thou_o undertake_v to_o repay_v at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o month_n which_o time_n be_v expire_v and_o thou_o either_o through_o negligence_n or_o unfaithfullnesse_n fail_v of_o thy_o promise_n i_o incur_v a_o loss_n as_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o a_o bond_n bargain_n or_o lease_n etc._n etc._n or_o by_o take_v up_o money_n upon_o usury_n to_o prevent_v that_o loss_n etc._n etc._n 2._o exit_fw-la lucro_fw-la cessante_fw-la by_o gain_n cease_v as_o when_o by_o miss_v my_o money_n at_o the_o day_n till_o which_o i_o lend_v it_o i_o be_o hinder_v of_o buy_v at_o the_o best_a hand_n provision_n for_o my_o house_n ware_n for_o my_o trade_n stock_n for_o my_o ground_n or_o some_o other_o certain_a or_o very_a likely_a gain_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v see_v why_o it_o be_v call_v interest_n because_o one_o may_v say_v intersuit_n meâ_fw-la habuisse_fw-la it_o behove_v i_o it_o stand_v i_o upon_o to_o have_v have_v it_o and_o now_o by_o your_o default_n i_o sustain_v this_o loss_n i_o be_o thus_o hinder_v now_o in_o these_o two_o case_n i_o may_v lawful_o provide_v for_o my_o indemnity_n by_o exact_v a_o equal_a recompense_n at_o thy_o hand_n and_o thou_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o make_v good_a this_o loss_n or_o hindrance_n which_o through_o thy_o default_n i_o sustain_v but_o herein_o observe_v such_o caution_n and_o condition_n as_o these_o 1._o that_o interest_n be_v to_o be_v rate_v and_o proportion_v not_o according_a to_o the_o gain_n or_o benefit_n which_o the_o borrower_n have_v reap_v by_o the_o employment_n of_o the_o money_n but_o according_a to_o the_o hindrance_n or_o loss_n which_o the_o creditor_n sustain_v through_o the_o borrower_n default_n 2._o that_o interest_n be_v not_o to_o be_v require_v nisi_fw-la post_fw-la moram_fw-la but_o only_o after_o delay_n and_o default_n commit_v by_o the_o borrower_n for_o until_o then_o the_o borrower_n unless_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o can_v compel_v the_o creditor_n to_o lend_v be_v not_o the_o effectual_a cause_n of_o the_o creditor_n loss_n 3._o neither_o be_v it_o ever_o to_o be_v require_v after_o delay_n but_o only_o then_o when_o the_o creditor_n have_v indeed_o sustain_v loss_n or_o hindrance_n by_o the_o borrower_n delay_n 4._o that_o the_o creditor_n do_v not_o voluntary_o incur_v any_o loss_n mean_v to_o lay_v the_o burden_n thereof_o on_o the_o borrower_n but_o do_v his_o true_a endeavour_n to_o avoid_v it_o 5._o that_o he_o put_v difference_n between_o he_o that_o break_v day_n through_o negligence_n and_o unfaithfullnesse_n and_o he_o that_o break_v day_n through_o want_n and_o necessity_n which_o he_o do_v not_o foresee_v and_o let_v he_o remember_v that_o where_o be_v no_o fault_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o punishment_n 6._o that_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o interest_n be_v not_o refer_v to_o the_o creditor_n own_o arbitrement_n for_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o every_o creditor_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d but_o commit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o other_o honest_a and_o discreet_a man_n such_o condition_n as_o these_o attended_z and_o observe_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o creditor_n in_o the_o forename_a case_n to_o require_v a_o overplus_n beside_o his_o principal_n which_o overplus_n notwithstanding_o be_v not_o usury_n for_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o 1._o in_o usury_n the_o lender_n intend_v and_o seek_v gain_v by_o interest_n he_o only_o provide_v for_o his_o indemnity_n or_o thus_o the_o usurer_n seek_v by_o lend_v to_o be_v a_o gainer_n but_o the_o receiver_n of_o interest_n true_o so_o call_v seek_v only_o to_o be_v no_o loose_a 2._o usury_n be_v intend_v or_o perhaps_o covenant_v for_o in_o the_o very_a contract_n interest_n be_v not_o intend_v at_o the_o first_o but_o happen_v after_o delay_n 3._o usury_n be_v a_o
three_o month_n there_o be_v neither_o bill_n bond_n promise_n nor_o demand_v for_o any_o use_n only_o this_o the_o borrower_n know_v how_o that_o usurer_n never_o dare_v his_o money_n but_o for_o 10._o in_o the_o 100_o likewise_o the_o usurer_n know_v how_o that_o borrower_n never_o take_v up_o but_o upon_o use_n the_o very_a act_n of_o borrow_v and_o lend_v in_o these_o two_o party_n by_o common_a intendment_n be_v a_o covenant_n for_o usury_n and_o every_o covenant_n whatsoever_o whether_o it_o be_v silent_a or_o express_v whether_o it_o be_v bare_a and_o naked_a in_o promise_n or_o invest_v by_o further_a security_n if_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n for_o loan_n it_o be_v usury_n i_o know_v in_o this_o point_n of_o usury_n the_o wit_n of_o man_n which_o will_v work_v like_o a_o mole_n to_o get_v into_o the_o earth_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n by_o covetousness_n to_o spin_v out_o many_o fine_a and_o subtle_a thread_n and_o to_o put_v forth_o many_o curious_a and_o intricate_a case_n which_o may_v seem_v at_o first_o proposition_n to_o promise_v nothing_o but_o fair_a deal_n and_o conscionable_a contract_n and_o so_o upon_o the_o sudden_a pucelle_n and_o perplex_v a_o good_a divine_a not_o so_o experience_v in_o worldly_a deal_n for_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o cast_v a_o stone_n into_o a_o pool_n which_o seven_o wise_a man_n will_v hardly_o get_v out_o but_o such_o spider_n web_n upon_o exacter_n search_v prove_v envenom_v with_o some_o ufurious_a bane_n be_v so_o far_o from_o disingage_v that_o they_o ensnare_v their_o covetous_a conscience_n in_o more_o deep_a and_o damnable_a hypocrisy_n some_o instance_n in_o cunning_a contract_n palliate_v with_o honest_a pretence_n but_o upon_o true_a search_n and_o due_a inquisition_n poison_v with_o usurious_a cruelty_n i._o a_o man_n have_v no_o charge_n to_o leave_v behind_o he_o or_o little_a care_n of_o they_o lend_v out_o a_o hundred_o pound_n upon_o condition_n to_o receive_v a_o 110_o lb._n at_o year_n end_n if_o he_o be_v then_o live_v but_o if_o he_o die_v his_o executor_n shall_v receive_v but_o fourscore_o this_o cunning_a case_n be_v corrupt_v with_o usury_n say_v good_a divine_n 1._o because_o the_o gain_n be_v certain_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o lender_n and_o that_o for_o the_o loan_n only_o 2._o because_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n have_v whether_o the_o borrower_n gain_v be_v lawful_a or_o not_o nay_o whether_o he_o gain_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o or_o no._n 3._o because_o the_o lender_n do_v not_o adventure_v the_o principal_a 4._o because_o he_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o god_n providence_n for_o dispose_v and_o order_v of_o his_o good_n but_o will_v be_v sure_a of_o gain_n if_o he_o live_v howsoever_o it_o go_v with_o the_o borrower_n in_o a_o word_n his_o case_n stand_v thus_o he_o report_n hope_v to_o live_v many_o year_n and_o when_o he_o die_v he_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v but_o once_o then_o shall_v his_o executor_n pay_v twenty_o in_o the_o hundred_o of_o such_o sum_n only_o as_o then_o shall_v be_v abroad_o at_o use_n under_o colour_n of_o this_o adventure_n he_o lend_v his_o money_n and_o life_n upon_o the_o 〈◊〉_d while_o he_o live_v and_o so_o take_v a_o course_n by_o this_o covenant_n to_o be_v a_o usurer_n if_o he_o live_v no_o condition_n shall_v bar_v he_o from_o it_o but_o only_a death_n then_o of_o necessity_n he_o must_v die_v a_o usurer_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o covenant_n and_o do_v any_o such_o brainless_a worldling_n think_v that_o his_o executor_n after_o his_o death_n can_v redeem_v his_o soul_n from_o that_o sin_n wherein_o he_o die_v by_o pay_v so_o much_o in_o the_o hundred_o of_o his_o wealth_n which_o then_o shall_v be_v none_o of_o he_o what_o subtle_a snare_n be_v twist_v by_o greedy_a wit_n to_o strangle_v their_o own_o fowl_n more_o unobserved_o for_o in_o this_o case_n usury_n be_v mask_v under_o the_o habit_n of_o hazard_n and_o adventure_v or_o let_v the_o same_o case_n be_v put_v in_o respect_n of_o a_o man_n child_n beside_o proportionable_a iniquity_n as_o in_o the_o precedent_n it_o be_v seven_o to_o one_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v live_v at_o the_o year_n end_n and_o where_o the_o adventure_n iâ—_n not_o sensible_a and_o proportionable_a it_o be_v but_o a_o mockery_n ii_o a_o man_n ashamed_a of_o open_a and_o visible_a usury_n do_v sometime_o practice_v it_o mystical_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o sell_v thus_o when_o the_o seller_n exact_v a_o overplus_n more_o than_o the_o just_a value_n of_o the_o ware_n only_o for_o the_o time_n of_o forbearance_n which_o himself_o grant_v to_o the_o buyer_n by_o just_a value_n i_o mean_v a_o equality_n between_o the_o waâ—e_n and_o the_o price_n according_a to_o the_o common_a estimation_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sale_n which_o equality_n notwithstanding_o have_v his_o latitude_n neither_o must_v we_o think_v present_o that_o price_n to_o be_v unjust_a which_o be_v but_o a_o little_a under_o or_o over_o the_o precise_a arithmetical_a equality_n and_o therefore_o the_o seller_n who_o grant_v time_n so_o long_o as_o he_o keep_v himself_o within_o the_o latitude_n or_o compass_n of_o a_o ordinary_a and_o equal_a price_n may_v not_o be_v think_v guilty_a of_o usury_n and_o sometime_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o but_o in_o such_o case_n let_v man_n take_v heed_n lest_o the_o deceitfullnesse_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n ensuare_v they_o that_o the_o buyer_n will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o give_v the_o equal_a price_n unless_o he_o have_v time_n for_o payment_n in_o which_o case_n though_o the_o buyer_n may_v perhaps_o think_v that_o he_o pay_v the_o dear_a for_o the_o forbearance_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o usury_n because_o the_o seller_n do_v not_o sell_v the_o dear_a for_o time_n only_o for_o the_o time_n of_o forbearance_n i_o speak_v so_o because_o there_o may_v be_v some_o other_o reason_n why_o the_o seller_n grant_v time_n may_v sell_v the_o dear_a 1._o when_o he_o know_v that_o the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n 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impediment_n or_o inconvenience_n can_v be_v pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_n second_o thou_o may_v say_v thou_o have_v employ_v it_o thyself_o but_o how_o by_o negotiation_n and_o traffic_n that_o be_v not_o likely_a usurer_n love_v not_o to_o be_v adventurer_n there_o be_v too_o much_o hazard_n in_o traffic_n but_o suppose_v thou_o have_v it_o may_v be_v thou_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o loose_a and_o therefore_o set_v thy_o fear_n of_o loss_n by_o adventure_v which_o thou_o escape_v by_o not_o hazard_v the_o principal_a against_o thy_o hope_n of_o gain_n which_o thou_o look_v to_o receive_v if_o thou_o have_v adventure_v and_o let_v thy_o possible_a game_n which_o thou_o have_v miss_v be_v recompense_v with_o the_o possible_a loss_n which_o thou_o have_v escape_v and_o know_v this_o that_o the_o hindrance_n of_o uncertain_a gain_n be_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v after_o delay_n much_o less_o before_o neither_o can_v uncertain_a hope_n be_v sell_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o certain_a gain_n especial_o to_o those_o that_o do_v not_o buy_v they_o three_o but_o thou_o forbear_v thy_o money_n to_o thy_o hindrance_n lay_v aside_o usurious_a pretence_n can_v thou_o not_o indeed_o without_o thy_o hindrance_n forbear_v thy_o money_n consider_v then_o the_o state_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o borrow_v 1._o be_v he_o a_o prodigal_a or_o riotous_a person_n feed_v not_o his_o sensual_a humour_n and_o vanity_n 2._o be_v he_o a_o covetous_a dealer_n in_o the_o world_n that_o seek_v to_o compass_v great_a matter_n and_o to_o be_v a_o engrosser_n or_o forestall_a of_o commodity_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n make_v not_o thyself_o accessary_a to_o his_o covetous_a practice_n to_o such_o thou_o ought_v not_o to_o lend_v 3._o have_v the_o party_n no_o great_a need_n to_o borrow_v to_o such_o thou_o need_v not_o lend_v or_o if_o thou_o do_v thy_o hindrance_n if_o thou_o sustain_v any_o be_v mere_o voluntary_a and_o of_o such_o a_o hindrance_n thou_o can_v require_v no_o recompense_n of_o he_o who_o have_v not_o be_v the_o effectual_a cause_n thereof_o 4._o be_v the_o party_n a_o honest_a man_n and_o have_v need_n to_o borrow_v then_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v want_n enable_v thou_o to_o lend_v thou_o be_v bind_v to_o lend_v though_o thou_o shall_v sustain_v some_o hindrance_n yea_o sometime_o though_o thou_o shall_v hazard_v the_o principal_a thou_o must_v willing_o free_o yield_v unto_o both_o as_o impose_v of_o the_o lord_n neither_o must_v thou_o seek_v gain_v out_o of_o his_o need_n but_o lend_v free_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n who_o require_v this_o duty_n at_o thy_o hand_n see_v deut._n 15._o 8._o psalm_n 112._o 5._o matth._n 5._o 42._o luke_n 6._o 35._o but_o before_o i_o pass_v out_o of_o this_o point_n let_v i_o acquaint_v you_o with_o a_o hypocritical_a trick_n of_o some_o cunning_a usurer_n who_o if_o they_o hear_v a_o man_n preach_v or_o argue_v against_o usury_n and_o feel_v themselves_o touch_v they_o present_o labour_v to_o daub_v and_o divert_v by_o ask_v whether_o he_o mean_v all_o usury_n and_o they_o hope_v all_o usury_n in_o general_n be_v not_o to_o be_v dislike_v etc._n etc._n be_v there_o not_o some_o usury_n allow_v by_o some_o divine_n as_o liberal_a usury_n recompense_v usury_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o they_o can_v but_o know_v in_o their_o own_o conscience_n except_o they_o wilful_o blind_v themselves_o that_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o they_o meddle_v not_o these_o way_n that_o hence_o they_o get_v no_o patronage_n or_o defence_n at_o all_o for_o their_o wretched_a trade_n and_o practice_v of_o usury_n true_o so_o call_v poison_v by_o the_o covenant_n for_o certain_a gain_n where_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o borrower_n shall_v gain_v at_o all_o or_o loose_v which_o differ_v formaliter_fw-la as_o they_o say_v from_o these_o now_o mention_v for_o they_o be_v only_o call_v so_o improper_o and_o equivocal_o as_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o school_n usury_n as_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v call_v a_o man_n i_o say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o liberal_a or_o recompense_a usury_n empoison_v for_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 22._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la imponet_fw-la be_v super_fw-la cum_fw-la usuram_fw-la you_o shall_v not_o impose_v or_o lay_v upon_o he_o usury_n and_o work_v of_o mercy_n bounty_n or_o favour_n as_o give_v and_o lend_v be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n not_o any_o way_n capable_a of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n see_v before_o many_o reason_n to_o this_o purpose_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v but_o lest_o any_o mistake_n and_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o other_o consider_v the_o latitude_n which_o divine_v give_v to_o this_o term_n of_o covenant_n in_o the_o definition_n of_o usury_n true_o so_o call_v it_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o real_a by_o pawn_n lay_v in_o both_o for_o principal_n and_o use_v 2._o or_o literal_a by_o write_v without_o pawn_n as_o by_o bill_n book_n or_o bond._n 3._o or_o personal_a without_o write_v in_o take_v a_o other_o man_n for_o surety_n beside_o the_o borrower_n 4._o or_o verbal_a either_o by_o promise_n without_o surety_n before_o witness_n or_o by_o secret_a stipulation_n between_o themselves_o without_o witness_n 5._o or_o silent_a without_o word_n witness_n writing_n or_o pawn_v and_o this_o silence_n either_o 1_o of_o one_o party_n thus_o a_o usurer_n say_v i_o will_v lend_v you_o thus_o much_o money_n but_o so_o much_o use_v you_o shall_v pay_v i_o the_o borrower_n take_v it_o in_o silence_n this_o silence_n be_v a_o promise_n and_o that_o promise_v a_o covenant_n 2_o nay_o where_o there_o be_v silence_n on_o both_o side_n there_o may_v be_v a_o usurious_a covenant_n a_o common_a borrower_n come_v to_o a_o common_a usurer_n to_o take_v up_o a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o
commutation_n but_o the_o usurer_n the_o principal_a be_v safe_a do_v exact_a usury_n not_o for_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o lend_v only_o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v unjust_a to_o exact_v usury_n psal_n 37._o 26._o &_o 112._o 5._o in_o decalog_n append._n in_o psal._n 15._o orb_n 7._o answ._n 1._o deut._n 15._o 7_o 8_o 9_o luke_n 6._o 34._o loc._n com._n de_fw-fr pauper_fw-la cap._n 2._o object_n 8._o answ._n object_n 9_o answ._n see_v f_o pag_n 95._o object_n 10._o answ._n 1._o vsura_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la ex_fw-la nullâ_fw-la circumstantiâ_fw-la benè_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la schoolman_n object_n 11._o answ._n oblatio_fw-la quidem_fw-la blanda_fw-la sed_fw-la immanis_fw-la exactio_fw-la de_fw-fr tobia_n cap._n 12._o object_n 12._o answ._n 1._o deut._n 23._o 19_o 19_o exod._n 22._o 22_o 23_o 24._o 24._o ver._n 25._o 25._o exod._n 22._o 22._o &_o 23._o 24._o deut._n 10._o 18._o chap_n 14._o 29._o chap._n 18._o 11._o 14._o chap._n 24._o 17._o 20._o psal._n 94._o 6._o psal._n 146._o 9_o esa._n 1._o 17._o 23._o chap._n 10._o 2._o jer._n 5._o 28._o chap._n 7._o 6._o chap_n 22._o 2._o zach_n 7._o 10._o mal._n 3._o 5._o 2_o king_n 4._o mat._n 23._o 14._o jam._n 1._o 27._o object_n answ._n 1._o jewel_n upon_o 1_o thess_n 3._o 6._o pag._n 80._o 80._o as_o that_o take_v from_o barrenness_n of_o money_n 3_o and_o the_o unnatural_a brood_n of_o usury_n etc._n etc._n see_v fen._n pag._n 64_o 65._o usura_fw-la est_fw-la lucrum_fw-la ex_fw-la mutuo_fw-la pactum_fw-la si_fw-mi debtor_n usu_fw-la alieni_fw-la aeris_fw-la multum_fw-la lucratus_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la magnum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la damnum_fw-la evasit_fw-la certè_fw-la ex_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la officio_fw-la &_o mutuo_fw-la respectu_fw-la charitatis_fw-la obligatur_fw-la ad_fw-la antidora_fw-la rectè_fw-la enim_fw-la dititur_fw-la in_o officijs_fw-la charitatis_fw-la primo_fw-la loco_fw-la illis_fw-la tenemur_fw-la obnoxij_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la nos_fw-la beneficium_fw-la accepisse_fw-la agnoscimus_fw-la nec_fw-la peccat_fw-la creditor_n accipiendo_fw-la quia_fw-la differunt_fw-la officia_fw-la charitatis_fw-la &_o usura_fw-la sed_fw-la sic_fw-la levissima_fw-la occasione_n quaeritur_fw-la praetextus_fw-la usurae_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la vel_fw-la pactum_fw-la vel_fw-la intentio_fw-la precedit_fw-la quòd_fw-la alius_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la mutuaturus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ultra_fw-la sortem_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la loco_fw-la aliquid_fw-la accipereâ—_n revera_fw-la est_fw-la usura_fw-la quocunque_fw-la nomine_fw-la appelletur_fw-la chemnit_fw-la loc._n com._n de_fw-fr paup_o pag._n 458._o lib._n the_o definit_a appellat_fw-la we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o lend_v to_o any_o but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o want_n and_o to_o such_o if_o we_o be_v able_a we_o must_v lend_v free_o free_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v set_v out_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o man_n discourse_v of_o the_o admirable_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o goodly_a structure_n of_o his_o body_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o he_o ridiculous_a that_o shall_v step_v out_o and_o say_v but_o i_o hope_v he_o mean_v not_o all_o this_o of_o man_n in_o general_n for_o a_o dead_a man_n have_v no_o such_o thing_n &c_n &c_n so_o etc._n etc._n the_o venom_n and_o poison_n of_o the_o unconscionable_a covenant_n and_o by_o consequent_a that_o life_n of_o iniquity_n be_v not_o find_v in_o liberal_a or_o recompense_a usury_n see_v for_o this_o purpose_n claytons_n case_n adjudge_v to_o be_v usury_n l._n cook_n p._n 5._o of_o report_n report_n though_o it_o be_v bargain_n &_o sale_n yet_o upon_o the_o matter_n the_o very_a same_o under_o a_o other_o form_n of_o covenant_n the_o very_a intention_n make_v it_o usury_n usury_n see_v his_o book_n against_o usury_n pag._n 46._o nempe_fw-la si_fw-la creditor_n saenus_fw-la non_fw-la imperat_fw-la turpiter_fw-la sed_fw-la debtor_n bonestè_fw-fr offer_v sin_n autem_fw-la utilitas_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la nulla_fw-la redierit_fw-la ut_fw-la caveat_n creditor_n ne_fw-la ex_fw-la lalabore_v inutili_fw-la debitoris_fw-la svi_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la damnoso_fw-la svam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la inhumanè_fw-la captet_fw-la appen_n ad_fw-la expl_n levitici_fw-la pag._n 115._o 115._o usura_fw-la lucratoria_fw-la est_fw-la surtum_fw-la quod_fw-la committitur_fw-la cum_fw-la quis_fw-la lucrum_fw-la accipit_fw-la solius_fw-la mutuation_n be_v causâ_fw-la nullo_n damno_fw-la accepto_fw-la culpâ_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la mutuò_fw-la sumpsit_fw-la pol._n syntag._n tom._n 2._o cap_n 63._o pag._n 4476._o 4476._o huius_fw-la species_n est_fw-la usura_fw-la usurarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n item_n omnis_fw-la usura_fw-la quae_fw-la pauperes_fw-la opprimit_fw-la aut_fw-la pauperes_fw-la facit_fw-la ibid._n quia_fw-la est_fw-la ini_fw-la qua_fw-la quum_fw-la per_fw-la eam_fw-la usur_n arius_fw-la quaerat_fw-la lucrum_fw-la ex_fw-la eâre_fw-la cujus_fw-la damnum_fw-la aut_fw-la periculum_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la spectat_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la debiteren_fw-mi injustum_fw-la est_fw-la exalterius_fw-la damno_fw-la lucrum_fw-la captare_fw-la ibid_fw-la pag._n 4477._o
wherein_o the_o good_a of_o the_o borrower_n be_v seek_v either_o not_o at_o all_o or_o but_o in_o a_o secondary_a respect_n as_o it_o serve_v or_o further_v the_o lender_n gain_n 2._o into_o a_o act_n of_o covetousness_n for_o lend_v have_v these_o three_o fountain_n 1._o christian_n charity_n when_o a_o man_n dare_v for_o the_o lord_n sake_n to_o his_o needy_a neighbour_n look_v for_o nothing_o again_o 2._o civil_a love_n and_o humanity_n when_o he_o dare_v to_o pleasure_v his_o friend_n look_v for_o his_o own_o again_o 3._o covetousness_n when_o he_o look_v for_o more_o than_o his_o own_o 3._o into_o a_o act_n of_o cruelty_n a_o good_a man_n say_v david_n be_v merciful_a and_o dare_v he_o than_o that_o pervert_v this_o act_n of_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n to_o prey_n upon_o the_o want_n and_o necessity_n of_o his_o brother_n by_o covenant_v absolute_o for_o gain_v by_o lend_v where_o he_o bear_v no_o hazard_n be_v unmerciful_a he_o that_o increase_v his_o riches_n by_o usury_n and_o interest_n gather_v they_o for_o he_o that_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o poor_a by_o which_o antithesis_fw-la it_o seem_v that_o solomon_n set_v mercy_n in_o opposition_n unto_o usury_n see_v d._n fent_n pag_n 106._o and_o decalog_n therefore_o luther_n doubt_v not_o to_o call_v the_o usurer_n a_o bloodsucker_n of_o the_o people_n neither_o do_v usury_n only_o deprave_v the_o duty_n of_o lend_v but_o quite_o dry_a up_o the_o fountain_n of_o love_n for_o all_o free_a loan_n whereupon_o say_v bucer_n a_o man_n may_v seem_v now_o adays_o to_o be_v very_o 15._o impudent_a that_o shall_v desire_v to_o borrow_v free_o for_o he_o that_o dare_v free_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v this_o account_n of_o his_o benefit_n that_o beside_o the_o forbearance_n of_o his_o money_n wherewith_o he_o do_v pleasure_v the_o borrower_n he_o do_v as_o much_o for_o he_o beside_o as_o if_o he_o give_v he_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o principal_a out_o of_o his_o purse_n there_o be_v two_o act_n of_o liberality_n dono_n dare_v &_o mutuo_fw-la dare_v to_o give_v free_o and_o to_o lend_v free_o and_o this_o latter_a whereby_o one_o man_n do_v supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o other_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o humane_a society_n can_v stand_v without_o it_o usury_n have_v step_v into_o the_o room_n of_o free_a lend_n you_o shall_v have_v usurer_n and_o patron_n of_o usury_n not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o commonwealth_n can_v stand_v without_o usury_n without_o lend_v indeed_o they_o can_v but_o without_o usury_n they_o both_o might_n and_o aught_o see_v before_o more_o particular_o how_o usury_n offend_v both_o against_o private_a and_o public_a charity_n and_o be_v ever_o hurtful_a either_o to_o the_o particular_a man_n that_o do_v borrow_v or_o else_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n who_o common_a profit_n be_v in_o all_o contract_v especial_o to_o be_v regard_v pag._n 4._o 5._o charity_n be_v kind_a 1_o cor._n 13._o 4._o usury_n cruel_a charity_n seek_v not_o her_o own_o ucr._n 5._o usury_n seek_v a_o other_o man_n what_o conjunction_n then_o between_o charity_n and_o usury_n 6._o suppose_v the_o borrower_n be_v sometime_o holpen_v by_o usury_n yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o usury_n be_v against_o charity_n for_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o can_v stand_v with_o charity_n and_o our_o allegiance_n to_o god_n who_o have_v forbid_v it_o denounce_v his_o judgement_n against_o it_o make_v gracious_a promise_n to_o they_o that_o will_v do_v the_o contrary_a nor_o with_o our_o charity_n and_o duty_n to_o our_o country_n unto_o which_o usury_n be_v in_o many_o respect_v noy_n some_o nor_o with_o that_o love_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o own_o soul_n for_o whosoever_o put_v forth_o to_o usury_n or_o take_v increase_v he_o shall_v not_o live_v but_o die_v the_o death_n nay_o usury_n be_v ever_o repugnant_a to_o charity_n if_o not_o as_o a_o hurtful_a thing_n to_o our_o neighbour_n yet_o as_o a_o unjust_a thing_n in_o itself_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v but_o i_o hope_v say_v the_o usurer_n i_o may_v take_v use_n 7._o of_o one_o that_o be_v rich_a and_o wealthy_a than_o myself_o etc._n etc._n 1._o if_o thy_o friend_n be_v rich_a and_o wealthy_a and_o 1._o have_v mean_n of_o his_o own_o to_o supply_v his_o want_n 9_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o borrow_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o borrower_n presuppose_v need_v and_o by_o lend_v in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o agreedy_a dealer_n in_o the_o world_n that_o seek_v to_o engross_v and_o forestall_v commodity_n and_o covetous_o to_o compass_v great_a matter_n thou_o approove_v thyself_o no_o good_a steward_n of_o god_n blessing_n and_o may_v so_o make_v thyself_o in_o some_o sort_n accessary_a to_o his_o ambitious_a covetous_a and_o irregular_a humour_n and_o practice_n and_o may_v give_v he_o weapon_n to_o do_v hurt_v withal_o but_o if_o thy_o wealthy_a friend_n have_v some_o present_a occasional_a need_n as_o the_o rich_a may_v have_v then_o if_o thou_o can_v spare_v it_o lend_v in_o kindness_n and_o neighbourhood_n to_o receive_v like_o courtesy_n again_o a_o other_o time_n this_o in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v consideration_n enough_o for_o a_o christian_a because_o the_o heathen_n desire_v no_o more_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o even_o sinner_n 34._o say_v christ_n lend_v to_o sinner_n to_o receive_v the_o like_a the_o like_a kindness_n a_o other_o time_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n humane_a society_n can_v stand_v without_o lend_v and_o borrow_v say_v basil._n and_o wherefore_o have_v god_n make_v man_n sociable_a creature_n but_o to_o help_v one_o another_o upon_o such_o occasion_n in_o a_o word_n to_o those_o who_o have_v no_o need_n to_o borrow_v we_o need_v not_o lend_v but_o if_o we_o do_v lend_v we_o must_v lend_v free_o or_o if_o we_o will_v look_v to_o gain_v by_o those_o which_o need_v not_o our_o help_n we_o must_v deal_v with_o they_o by_o some_o honest_a contract_n of_o negotiation_n for_o loan_n be_v such_o a_o contract_n as_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v free_a and_o where_o it_o be_v not_o free_a he_o have_v condemn_v it_o with_o fearful_a 2._o term_n under_o the_o name_n of_o usury_n in_o humane_a society_n say_v châ—mnitius_n god_n will_v not_o have_v all_o thing_n set_v to_o sale_n but_o he_o require_v that_o some_o duty_n shall_v be_v free_a which_o be_v deform_v and_o deprave_a if_o either_o they_o be_v sell_v as_o thing_n saleable_a or_o set_v to_o hire_v as_o mercenary_a duty_n 2._o thou_o must_v wrong_v neither_o rich_a nor_o poor_a but_o out_o of_o the_o uncertain_a negotiation_n of_o the_o borrower_n to_o covenant_n for_o certain_a gain_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o and_o to_o compound_v for_o profit_n only_o and_o to_o pluck_v thy_o neck_n and_o shoulder_n from_o all_o peril_n and_o losse-bearing_a be_v unjust_a ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n 3._o thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v upon_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n say_v the_o law_n deut._n 23._o 19_o now_o say_v jewel_n he_o be_v thy_o brother_n whether_o he_o be_v poor_a or_o rich_a see_v before_o pag._n 3._o and_o he_o be_v against_o you_o a_o witness_n of_o extraordinary_a validity_n because_o you_o pretend_v he_o be_v for_o you_o be_v not_o the_o use_n of_o money_n for_o a_o time_n worth_a money_n 8._o and_o therefore_o if_o no_o more_o be_v take_v than_o the_o use_n be_v worth_a there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n 1._o so_o money_n which_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o answ._n price_n of_o all_o ware_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o all_o bargain_n be_v make_v a_o ware_n contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o for_o quod_fw-la est_fw-la medium_n venditionis_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la terminus_fw-la kockermans_n distinction_n therefore_o of_o 1_o mensura_fw-la acquâ—rendi_fw-la and_o 2._o modus_fw-la acquirendi_fw-la be_v idle_a &_o petitio_fw-la principij_fw-la a_o beg_v of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n for_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o money_n may_v be_v a_o modus_fw-la acquirendi_fw-la 2._o the_o rule_n hold_v in_o buy_v and_o sell_v but_o not_o in_o act_n of_o charity_n therein_o it_o be_v no_o good_a rule_n thou_o bid_v for_o the_o purpose_n thy_o poor_a neighbour_n to_o dinner_n this_o be_v money_n worth_n for_o it_o cost_v thou_o money_n and_o save_v they_o money_n at_o home_n yet_o thou_o will_v not_o set_v a_o price_n upon_o it_o why_o because_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o charity_n thou_o bid_v thy_o rich_a neighbour_n sometime_o that_o which_o he_o eat_v be_v worth_a money_n yet_o thou_o will_v take_v none_o but_o think_v foul_a scorn_n it_o shall_v be_v offer_v why_o because_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o kindness_n of_o neighbourhood_n of_o friendship_n these_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v buy_v or_o sell_v the_o nature_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v free_a lend_v be_v a_o work_n
money_n so_o also_o proportionable_o to_o bear_v part_n 115._o of_o the_o loss_n upon_o exod._n 22._o pag._n 52._o 5._o junius_n be_v a_o other_o in_o the_o muster_n but_o he_o also_o so_o temper_v usurious_a poison_n with_o caution_n and_o condition_n as_o he_o call_v they_o that_o he_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o common_a usury_n practise_v among_o we_o the_o first_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o manner_n the_o transcriber_n say_v measure_n false_o if_o not_o cunning_o and_o what_o be_v that_o that_o the_o creditor_n do_v not_o impose_v it_o unhonest_o but_o the_o debtor_n honest_o offer_v it_o in_o his_o three_o caution_n he_o have_v this_o passage_n if_o no_o profit_n be_v reap_v by_o the_o debtor_n let_v the_o creditor_n take_v heed_n lest_o he_o cruel_o covet_v and_o feeke_v after_o his_o own_o commodity_n from_o the_o unprofitable_a labour_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o debtor_n 6._o zanchius_n be_v also_o urge_v but_o hear_v he_o also_o so_o far_o from_o approve_v our_o common_a usury_n that_o he_o utter_o confound_v in_o these_o word_n imo_fw-la hoc_fw-la aio_fw-la esse_fw-la debes_fw-la o_fw-la creditor_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la debtor_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la non_fw-la fecit_fw-la lucrum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la accepit_fw-la damnum_fw-la tu_fw-la quoque_fw-la damni_fw-la aliquid_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la patiaris_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la postulat_fw-la aequitas_fw-la &_o charitas_fw-la in_o 4._o ad_fw-la eph._n pag._n 446._o nay_o thou_o ought_v say_v he_o o_o creditor_n to_o be_v of_o this_o resolution_n that_o if_o the_o debtor_n not_o only_o make_v no_o gain_n but_o also_o have_v receive_v loss_n thou_o also_o must_v suffer_v with_o he_o some_o part_n of_o the_o loss_n for_o this_o equity_n and_o charity_n require_v 7._o your_o virell_n allow_v that_o gain_n for_o lend_v which_o be_v take_v according_a to_o order_n of_o law_n but_o our_o law_n as_o appear_v clear_o before_o pag._n 32_o 33_o etc._n etc._n take_v no_o order_n to_o take_v any_o usury_n nay_o our_o common_a law_n abominate_v it_o our_o statute_n law_n call_v it_o a_o detestable_a sin_n and_o forbid_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n therefore_o we_o of_o this_o land_n must_v take_v no_o usury_n 8._o that_o polanus_fw-la do_v not_o approve_v but_o condemn_v usury_n proper_o and_o true_o so_o call_v common_o practise_v in_o this_o kingdom_n seem_v manifest_a by_o divers_a passage_n he_o make_v three_o kind_n of_o it_o 1._o gainful_a 2._o recompense_v 3._o punish_v the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o common_a usury_n practise_v in_o this_o kingdom_n he_o thus_o define_v 4476._o gainful_a usury_n be_v theft_n which_o be_v commit_v when_o any_o receive_v gain_v only_o in_o lieu_n of_o lend_v have_v receive_v no_o damage_n by_o any_o fault_n of_o the_o borrower_n under_o this_o kind_n he_o comprise_v all_o 4477._o kind_n of_o usury_n which_o either_o oppress_v the_o poor_a or_o make_v man_n poor_a how_o usury_n bite_v and_o make_v man_n poor_a see_v before_o page_n 10._o etc._n etc._n his_o reason_n for_o which_o he_o damn_v this_o usury_n be_v many_o the_o six_o declare_v his_o meaning_n against_o that_o usury_n which_o we_o pursue_v with_o just_a indignation_n and_o be_v common_o and_o curse_o practise_v almost_o now_o every_o where_o it_o run_v thus_o this_o gainful_a usury_n be_v wicked_a since_o by_o it_o the_o usurer_n seek_v gain_v out_o of_o that_o thing_n the_o loss_n or_o hazard_v whereof_o belong_v not_o unto_o he_o but_o to_o the_o debror_n it_o be_v a_o unjust_a thing_n to_o gape_v for_o gain_v out_o of_o a_o other_o man_n loss_n mutuatio_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la gratuita_fw-la i.e._n absque_fw-la alicujus_fw-la lucri_fw-la exactione_n &_o captatione_fw-la aut_fw-la doni_fw-la acceptatione_n ibid._n pag._n 4473._o borrow_v aught_o to_o be_v free_a without_o exaction_n and_o captation_n of_o gain_n or_o receive_v of_o gain_n it_o seem_v by_o such_o passage_n as_o these_o that_o polanus_fw-la be_v no_o patron_n of_o usury_n proper_o so_o call_v at_o the_o close_a let_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o as_o saint_n austin_n do_v sometime_o unto_o his_o hearer_n haec_fw-la fratres_fw-la charissimi_fw-la si_fw-la vobis_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la dixero_fw-la rationem_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la vestris_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicij_fw-la redditurus_fw-la ero_fw-la quicunque_fw-la autem_fw-la magis_fw-la mihi_fw-la irasti_fw-la quam_fw-la se_fw-la emendare_fw-la voluerit_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la unde_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la se_fw-la possit_fw-la ante_fw-la tribunal_n aeterni_fw-la judicis_fw-la excusare_fw-la ut_fw-la dicat_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la admonitum_fw-la nec_fw-la a_o malis_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la deo_fw-la placita_fw-la castigatione_n &_o admonitione_n frequentissimâ_fw-la provocatum_fw-la sed_fw-la credimus_fw-la de_fw-la domini_fw-la misericordia_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la negligentibus_fw-la quibusque_fw-la inspirare_fw-la dignabitur_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la magis_fw-la vel_fw-la peccatis_fw-la suis_fw-la quam_fw-la medicamentis_fw-la sacerdotatibus_fw-la irascantur_fw-la et_fw-la quomodo_fw-la aegrotantes_fw-la a_o carna_fw-la libus_fw-la med_a cis_fw-la requirunt_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la corporum_fw-la sic_fw-la a_o spiritalibus_fw-la medicamenta_fw-la desiderent_fw-la animarum_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm._n 243._o belove_a brethren_n if_o i_o admonish_v you_o not_o of_o these_o thing_n i_o must_v give_v a_o account_n for_o your_o soul_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o whosoever_o will_v rather_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o then_o amend_v himself_o have_v no_o excuse_n for_o his_o ignorance_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o eternal_a judge_n as_o that_o he_o be_v not_o prohibit_v from_o evil_a or_o provoke_v to_o good_a but_o our_o trust_n be_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o by_o his_o holy_a inspiration_n he_o will_v so_o work_v upon_o all_o negligent_a hearer_n that_o they_o will_v be_v angry_a rather_o with_o themselves_o and_o their_o sin_n then_o with_o the_o wholesome_a medicine_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o as_o sick_a people_n desire_v health_n of_o body_n from_o their_o carnal_a physician_n so_o they_o will_v earnest_o desire_v the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n from_o those_o that_o be_v spiritual_a finis_fw-la perlegi_fw-la tractatum_fw-la hunc_fw-la de_fw-la vsurâ_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la quò_fw-la minùs_fw-la cum_fw-la utilitate_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la tho_o wykes_n r._n p._n episc._n lond._n cap._n dome_v cant._n 8._o 6._o act_n 19_o 24._o instruction_n for_o comfort_v afflict_a conscience_n pag._n 108._o etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la pag_n 130._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la anselmi_n lib._n 2._o in_o op_n ans._n sozem._n hist._n lib._n 3._o 3._o of_o who_o beza_n somewhere_o profess_v that_o the_o sun_n never_o behold_v a_o more_o divine_a meeting_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n time_n see_v the_o same_o also_o in_o corrupt_a time_n wet_a book_n pag._n 61._o 61._o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 7â—_n ob._n 1._o answ._n 1._o see_v fenton_n pag._n 45._o chrys._n hom._n 12._o ope._n imper_n imper_n hence_o that_o of_o junius_n nos_fw-la itaque_fw-la damnandam_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o intolerandam_fw-la omnem_fw-la usuram_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la adfirmare_fw-la sed_fw-la eam_fw-la solùm_fw-la quae_fw-la pauperes_fw-la egentes_fw-la opprimit_fw-la aut_fw-la pauperes_fw-la facit_fw-la appen_n ad_fw-la expl._n levit._n pag._n 115._o 115._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n hom_o adu_fw-la usur_n ob._n 2._o answ._n 1._o ezek._n 18._o 13._o ob._n 3._o answ._n 1._o mat._n 19_o 19_o lib_fw-la de_fw-fr tobia_n cap._n 15._o 15._o lib._n 6._o in_o ezek._n 18._o lib_fw-la de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d obia_n cap._n 15._o ob._n 1._o answ._n 1._o hottom_n de_fw-fr usur_n 85._o arist._n eth._n 1._o 1._o ob._n 2._o answ._n 1._o ob._n 3._o answ._n 1._o 1._o how_o money_n be_v unlawful_a see_v fent_n pag._n 93_o 94._o because_o it_o may_v be_v subject_a to_o cavil_n ibid._n pag._n 65._o commodatorius_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la de_fw-fr casu_fw-la fortuito_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la adstrinxerit_fw-la cod._n lib._n 4._o tit._n 23._o leg._n 1_o see_v dow._n how_o usury_n differ_v from_o the_o lawful_a contract_n of_o location_n pag._n 158._o ob._n 4._o answ._n 1._o 1._o p._n 2._o loc._n com._n pag._n 462._o hoc_fw-la argumento_fw-la posset_n tota_fw-la scriptura_fw-la everti_fw-la mundus_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la in_o viâ_fw-la manda_n thrum_n dei_fw-la ambulare_fw-la num_fw-la igitur_fw-la ducendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la peceata_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la manifestè_fw-la damnantur_fw-la rom._n 2._o 5._o luke_n â—_o 34._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro._n 15._o 16._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o ob._n 5._o answ._n 1._o accusatio_fw-la enim_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la executatiâ—_n ubi_fw-la mandâ—ti_fw-la est_fw-la a_o perta_fw-la transgressio_fw-la aug_n de_fw-la civet_fw-la lib._n 14._o 14._o leges_fw-la boni_fw-la regis_fw-la edvardi_fw-la qui_fw-la regnare_fw-la coepit_fw-la anno_fw-la salutis_fw-la 1042._o pro_fw-la exlege_fw-la for_o a_o outlaw_n and_o so_o deprive_v of_o the_o king_n protection_n and_o of_o his_o law_n ob._n 6._o answ._n 1._o rom._n 3._o 8._o it_o be_v unjust_a to_o exact_v any_o money_n where_o there_o be_v no_o