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A54076 Usury stated being a reply to Mr. Jelinger's Usurer cast whereto are adjoyned, some animadversions on Mr. Bolton's and Mr. Capel's discourses, concerning the same subject / written by T.P. T. P. 1679 (1679) Wing P122; ESTC R39078 124,005 274

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plutarch_n and_o other_o against_o usury_n respect_v not_o so_o much_o what_o be_v intrinsical_v to_o it_o as_o what_o be_v wont_a to_o attend_v and_o follow_v it_o 6._o i_o have_v make_v inspection_n into_o plutarch_n myself_o alieno_fw-la mor._n part._n 2._o p._n 471._o de_fw-fr vitando_fw-la aere_fw-la alieno_fw-la and_o find_v the_o usurer_n by_o he_o inveigh_v against_o take_v use_v every_o month_n and_o use_v at_o first_o lend_v and_o use_v upon_o use_n which_o he_o represent_v by_o the_o superfaetation_n of_o the_o hare_n and_o other_o fraudulent_a deal_n of_o they_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o as_o naught_o in_o themselves_o so_o against_o the_o law_n then_o in_o force_n mr._n c._n we_o have_v it_o forbid_v in_o the_o n._n testament_n 267._o p._n 267._o where_o judicial_n be_v out_o of_o date_n lend_v hope_v for_o nothing_o again_o reply_v 1_o it_o be_v a_o apparent_a mistake_n to_o say_v that_o judicial_n be_v out_o of_o date_n in_o christ_n time_n they_o not_o expire_n till_o 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it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o this_o lend_v hope_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o absolute_o condemn_v by_o our_o saviour_n but_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a 4._o and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a down_o fall_v mr._n jel_n definition_n ground_v on_o this_o scripture_n mr._n c._n the_o usurer_n be_v bind_v to_o restore_v 268._o p._n 268._o because_o he_o have_v no_o true_a title_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la no_v not_o in_o strict_a justice_n to_o what_o come_v in_o that_o way_n reply_n if_o so_o i_o will_v know_v what_o be_v more_o require_v to_o make_v the_o title_n good_a for_o though_o propriety_n have_v its_o foundation_n on_o the_o divine_a law_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o man_n that_o actual_o divide_v betwixt_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o set_v landmark_n and_o boundary_n to_o each_o man_n propriety_n christ_n himself_o tell_v we_o say_v doctor_n hammond_n 298._o pract._n cat._n p._n 298._o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n that_o he_o 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269._o whatsoever_o mr._n c._n suggest_v to_o the_o contrary_n i_o be_o not_o much_o concern_v in_o the_o schoolmen_n opinion_n and_o what_o he_o reply_v upon_o it_o the_o former_a as_o represent_v by_o he_o hold_v that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o distinction_n of_o humane_a propriety_n be_v ground_v on_o man_n law_n cease_v and_o aught_o to_o give_v place_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o teach_v self-preservation_n although_o i_o have_v prepare_v some_o animadversion_n on_o what_o be_v here_o by_o he_o debate_v yet_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o pass_v they_o over_o because_o somewhat_o foreign_a to_o the_o question_n i_o be_o concern_v to_o vindicate_v and_o because_o i_o will_v make_v this_o discourse_n no_o large_a than_o be_v needful_a but_o they_o that_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o be_v
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satisfy_v in_o the_o question_n how_o far_o the_o law_n of_o propriety_n be_v to_o give_v place_n to_o that_o of_o self-preservation_n may_v find_v it_o state_v by_o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 2._o §_o 6._o mr._n c._n but_o when_o both_o party_n gain_v who_o be_v bite_v the_o commonwealth_n say_v i_o that_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o most_o 289._o append._n p._n 289._o and_o those_o who_o have_v most_o need_v reply_v 1_o i_o doubt_v his_o proof_n be_v lame_a the_o more_o of_o trader_n the_o cheap_a most_o be_v commodity_n if_o none_o shall_v be_v trader_n but_o such_o as_o be_v money_a man_n than_o such_o trader_n will_v be_v few_o and_o by_o consequence_n the_o trade_n be_v in_o the_o management_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o few_o commodity_n will_v be_v dear_a and_o scarce_a than_o they_o be_v both_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o paucity_n of_o seller_n and_o their_o indifferency_n in_o part_v 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