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A briefe treatise of vsurie, made by Nicolas Sander D. of Diuinitie; Briefe treatise of usurie.
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Sander, Nicholas, 1530?-1581.
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see_v that_o a_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o commit_v which_o come_v of_o the_o frailty_n of_o man_n but_o be_v also_o defend_v then_o i_o teach_v it_o my_o duty_n not_o to_o hold_v my_o pen_n any_o long_o the_o matter_n i_o speak_v of_o be_v usury_n in_o defence_n whereof_o thus_o i_o have_v hear_v diverse_a man_n reason_n at_o several_a time_n i_o have_v say_v he_o a_o poor_a stock_n of_o money_n lawful_o get_v it_o lie_v by_o i_o idle_o and_o it_o will_v quick_o be_v spend_v if_o it_o be_v not_o occupy_v i_o be_v not_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o trade_n of_o merchandise_n i_o have_v wife_n and_o child_n who_o be_v like_a to_o beg_v unless_o i_o provide_v some_o perpetual_a relief_n for_o they_o in_o this_o case_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o my_o money_n but_o employ_v it_o so_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v lose_v and_o yet_o may_v bring_v i_o some_o yearly_a profit_n again_o i_o lend_v it_o to_o such_o a_o merchant_n who_o i_o know_v to_o take_v commodity_n and_o no_o hurt_n thereby_o why_o then_o may_v i_o not_o take_v profit_n of_o my_o own_o money_n together_o with_o he_o or_o why_o shall_v he_o enrich_v himself_o with_o my_o money_n and_o not_o be_v bind_v to_o geve_v i_o some_o part_n of_o his_o gain_n hereunto_o when_o i_o make_v answer_v 14._o exod._n 22._o levit._fw-la 25._o psal_n 14._o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v forbid_v usury_n he_o reply_v that_o he_o think_v it_o be_v rather_o a_o counsel_n give_v in_o god_n word_n to_o avoid_v extreme_a take_n of_o usury_n than_o any_o such_o precept_n as_o bind_v man_n to_o the_o obedience_n thereof_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a damnation_n nay_o say_v i_o that_o can_v not_o be_v so_o for_o the_o church_n have_v take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o commandment_n which_o must_v be_v keep_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o damnation_n 25._o sub_fw-la alexandro_n tertio_fw-la in_o council_n laterane_a c._n 25._o and_o thereupon_o it_o have_v forbid_v open_a usurer_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o holy_a ground_n and_o their_o offering_n to_o be_v receive_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o suspension_n to_o he_o that_o buri_v orel_n receave_v their_o oblation_n here_o begin_v a_o new_a disputation_n which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o what_o power_n positive_a law_n have_v yea_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o these_o new_a interpretation_n be_v also_o bring_v forth_o that_o such_o usury_n as_o bit_v he_o sore_o who_o borow_v be_v in_o deed_n forbid_v for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n usury_n be_v name_v of_o bite_v but_o not_o such_o as_o do_v bring_v commodity_n as_o well_o to_o the_o borower_n as_o to_o the_o lender_n i_o wonder_v to_o see_v what_o shift_n the_o devil_n make_v to_o maintain_v that_o most_o heinouse_a crime_n of_o usury_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o have_v find_v the_o pretence_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o of_o god_n word_n for_o it_o to_o make_v short_a the_o disputation_n and_o to_o cut_v of_o th'unprofitable_a talk_n 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