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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Multiplication goes beyond addition, Esa. 56.12. To morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant, Eccl. 7.17. Be not over much wicked. In youth men sow those cursed seeds in the ground of their hearts, in age they reap a multiplied ⟨p. 106⟩crop. Let usury be a demonstration of this point: the usurer says to his monies, as God said once to his creatures; Increase and multiply. A monstrous and unnatural brood: other cattle and plants have their appointed seasons to engender and bring forth: money brings forth to day, and begins a new travel to morrow. Yea, the young brood brought forth to day, begins it self to bear to morrow. Other creatures the sooner they begin to bear the sooner they leave off: usurious monies begin betimes, and multiply without end. It is an unhappy point of arithmetic multiplication by usury, and shall be punished, as God threatened Eve; sI will multiply sorrows. But vae accumulanti non sua; woe to him that multiplies that which is not his, Hab. 2.6.t For three transgressions of Israel and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof. Upon him that will multiply his sins, God will multiply his plagues.
Multiplication goes beyond addition, Esa. 56.12. To morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant, Eccl. 7.17. Be not over much wicked. In youth men sow those cursed seeds in the ground of their hearts, in age they reape a multiplied ⟨p. 106⟩croppe. Let usurie be a demonstration of this point: the usurer saies to his monies, as God said once to his creatures; Encrease and multiplie. A monstrous and unnaturall brood: other cattell and plants have their appointed seasons to engender and bring forth: mony brings forth to day, and begins a new travell to morrow. Yea, the young brood brought forth to day, begins it selfe to beare to morrow. Other creatures the sooner they begin to beare the sooner they leave off: usurious monies begin betimes, and multiplie without end. It is an unhappy point of arithmeticke multiplication by usurie, and shall be punished, as God threatned Eve;