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brother_n be_v impoverish_v and_o fall_v 25._o in_o decay_n thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n of_o he_o nor_o vantage_n but_o thou_o shall_v fear_v thy_o god_n that_o thy_o brother_n may_v live_v with_o thou_o god_n say_v thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n and_o he_o have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o command_v and_o in_o exodus_fw-la if_o thou_o lend_v money_n to_o my_o people_n 22._o to_o the_o poor_a with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o a_o usurer_n unto_o he_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o with_o usury_n show_v they_o mercy_n for_o my_o sake_n they_o be_v my_o people_n i_o can_v enrich_v he_o i_o can_v impoverish_v thou_o i_o set_v up_o and_o throw_v down_o who_o i_o will_n when_o thy_o neighbour_n need_v thy_o help_n and_o seek_v comfort_n at_o thy_o hand_n afflict_v he_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n oppress_v he_o not_o like_o a_o tyrant_n ezechiel_n the_o prophet_n set_v down_o the_o 18._o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o usurer_n he_o that_o have_v give_v forth_o his_o 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the_o lord_n be_v my_o shephearde_n i_o shall_v want_v 31._o nothing_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o defender_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a i_o trust_v in_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n thus_o much_o i_o think_v expedient_a to_o speak_v of_o the_o loathsome_a and_o foul_a trade_n of_o usury_n i_o know_v not_o what_o fruit_n will_v grow_v thereby_o and_o what_o it_o will_v work_v in_o your_o heart_n if_o it_o please_v god_n it_o may_v do_v that_o good_a that_o i_o wish_v i_o have_v do_v my_o duty_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 deceive_v you_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o yoâ—…_n y_fw-fr e_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 his_o people_n the_o learned_a old_a father_n have_v 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 they_o that_o be_v of_o god_n hear_v this_o and_o consider_v it_o and_o have_v a_o care_n that_o they_o displease_v he_o not_o but_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v no_o whit_n move_v and_o care_v not_o what_o god_n say_v but_o cast_v his_o word_n behind_o they_o which_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o and_o ear_n yet_o hear_v not_o because_o they_o be_v filthy_a they_o be_v â—…lthie_a stil._n their_o greedy_a desire_n shall_v increase_v to_o their_o confusion_n and_o as_o their_o money_n mcrease_v so_o shall_v they_o increase_v the_o heap_n of_o their_o sin_n pardon_v i_o if_o i_o have_v be_v long_o or_o vehement_a of_o those_o that_o be_v usurer_n i_o ask_v no_o pardon_n i_o hear_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a in_o this_o city_n which_o wallow_v wretched_o in_o this_o filthiness_n without_o repentance_n i_o give_v they_o warning_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o you_o all_o and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n that_o they_o forsake_v that_o cruel_a and_o detestable_a sin_n if_o otherwise_o they_o continue_v therein_o i_o will_v open_v their_o shame_n and_o denounce_v excommunication_n against_o they_o and_o publish_v their_o name_n in_o this_o place_n before_o you_o all_o that_o you_o may_v know_v they_o and_o abhor_v they_o as_o the_o plague_n and_o monster_n of_o the_o world_n that_o if_o they_o be_v pass_v all_o fear_n of_o god_n they_o may_v yet_o repent_v and_o amend_v for_o worldly_a shame_n tell_v i_o thou_o wretched_a wight_n of_o the_o world_n thou_o unkind_a creature_n which_o be_v pass_v all_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o god_n which_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o do_v the_o contrary_a how_o dare_v thou_o come_v into_o the_o church_n it_o be_v the_o church_n of_o that_o god_n which_o have_v say_v thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n and_o thou_o know_v he_o have_v so_o lay_v how_o dare_v thou_o read_v or_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o god_n which_o condemn_v usury_n and_o thou_o know_v he_o do_v condemn_v it_o how_o dare_v thou_o come_v into_o the_o company_n of_o thy_o brethâ—…_n usury_n be_v the_o plague_n and_o destruction_n and_o undo_n of_o thy_o brethren_n and_o this_o thou_o know_v how_o dare_v thou_o look_v upon_o thy_o child_n thou_o make_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o thy_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v punish_v in_o they_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n this_o thou_o know_v how_o dare_v thou_o look_v up_o into_o heaven_n thou_o have_v no_o dwell_n there_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o high_a this_o thou_o know_v because_o thou_o rob_v the_o poor_a deceive_v the_o simple_a and_o cate_a up_o the_o widow_n house_n therefore_o shall_v thy_o child_n be_v naked_a and_o beg_v their_o bread_n therefore_o shall_v thou_o and_o thy_o riches_n perish_v together_o but_o christ_n say_v the_o hour_n shall_v come_v and_o 5._o now_o be_v when_o the_o dead_a shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o shall_v live_v zacheus_n be_v a_o receiver_n of_o tribute_n &_o be_v rich_a when_o he_o receive_v jesus_n to_o abide_v in_o his_o house_n he_o stand_v forth_o and_o say_v unto_o the_o 9_o lord_n behold_v lord_n the_o half_a of_o my_o good_n i_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o if_o i_o have_v take_v from_o any_o man_n by_o forge_a cavillation_n i_o restore_v he_o four_o â—…olde_n then_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o this_o day_n salâ—…ation_n be_v
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shall_v he_o work_v so_o shall_v he_o conquer_v and_o subdue_v the_o world_n now_o who_o be_v they_o which_o shall_v be_v deceive_v in_o who_o shall_v he_o prevail_v among_o they_o that_o perish_v because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v they_o shall_v be_v deceive_v by_o he_o which_o perish_v who_o heart_n be_v not_o mark_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n in_o who_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o mind_n that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o shine_v unto_o they_o they_o shall_v follow_v he_o and_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o damnation_n and_o shall_v have_v their_o reward_n with_o he_o be_v he_o learn_v or_o unlearned_a be_v he_o king_n or_o subject_a albeit_o he_o be_v holy_a albeit_o he_o be_v catholic_a antichrist_n shall_v come_v unto_o he_o in_o all_o deceitefulnesse_n of_o unrighteousness_n 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be_v no_o understanding_n they_o receive_v it_o because_o the_o prince_n receyve_v it_o and_o because_o the_o politic_a law_n of_o country_n establish_v it_o they_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o sway_n of_o the_o world_n they_o hear_v it_o with_o their_o care_n nay_o i_o will_v god_n they_o will_v lend_v their_o ear_n to_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o but_o with_o their_o heart_n they_o do_v not_o hear_v they_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o truth_n they_o wetghe_v it_o not_o they_o love_v it_o not_o they_o consider_v not_o what_o it_o be_v nor_o from_o who_o it_o be_v send_v they_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v the_o water_n of_o life_n and_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v send_v from_o heaven_n they_o have_v no_o taste_n no_o savour_n nor_o pleasure_n in_o it_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n which_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n and_o the_o last_o state_n of_o they_o be_v worse_a than_o the_o first_o it_o have_v be_v better_a 2._o for_o they_o not_o to_o have_v know_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n than_o after_o they_o have_v know_v it_o to_o turn_v from_o the_o holy_a commandment_n give_v unto_o they_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v â—…harged_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o damnation_n for_o our_o saviour_n say_v if_o i_o have_v not_o come_v and_o 15._o speak_v unto_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v sin_n but_o now_o have_v they_o no_o cloak_n for_o their_o sin_n they_o find_v no_o sweetness_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o convert_v by_o it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v they_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o have_v no_o comfort_n to_o know_v his_o will_n these_o be_v the_o bondslave_n of_o satan_n these_o be_v they_o upon_o who_o shall_v come_v the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n these_o be_v they_o against_o who_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n shall_v 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with_o thou_o be_v the_o well_o of_o life_n and_o in_o thy_o light_n shall_v we_o see_v light_n without_o this_o spirit_n we_o be_v but_o flesh_n and_o blood_n even_o void_a of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o no_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o he_o have_v reveal_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n christ_n say_v no_o man_n 6._o come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v from_o above_o unless_o god_n print_v and_o seal_v his_o heart_n with_o his_o finger_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n now_o if_o we_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n before_o our_o eye_n and_o regard_v it_o not_o nor_o be_v thankful_a for_o it_o nor_o set_v price_n by_o it_o god_n in_o his_o 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