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An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…
An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reverend Father John Jewel ... ; whereunto is adjoined a very necessary table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.
London: printed by Ralfe Newberie, 1584
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.
God hath said, thou shalt not take Usury, and what art thou that despisest the voice of the Lord? whose words wilt thou hear, that wilt not hear the words of God? remember the words, you can not forget them. Thou shalt not take Usury of thy brother, he is poor and fallen in decay: thou shalt not be an usurer unto him: thou shalt not oppress him with usury. For it is cruelty, and abomination in the sight of God: therefore will God pour •ut his wrath, and consume the Usurer: he shall not enter into the Tabernacle of the highest, he shall have no part in the kingdom ⟨p. 124⟩of Christ, and of God, but shall be cast into the outward darkness.
God hath saide, thou shalt not take Vsurie, and what art thou that despisest the voyce of the Lorde? whose words wilt thou heare, that wilt not heare the words of God? remember the wordes, you can not forget them. Thou shalt not take Vsurie of thy brother, he is poore and fallen in decay: thou shalt not be an vsurer vnto him: thou shalt not oppresse him with vsurie. For it is crueltie, and abhomination in the sight of God: therefore wil God powre •ut his wrath, and consume the Vsurer: hee shal not enter into the Tabernarie of the highest, he shal haue no part in the kingdome ⟨p. 124⟩of Christ, and of God, but shal be cast into the vtward darkenesse.
But some will say, all kinds of Usury are not forbidden. There may be cases where Usury may stand with reason and equity. And herein they say so much as by wit may be devised, to paint out a foul, and ugly Idol, and to shadow themselves in manifest and open wickedness. What so ever God sayeth, yet this or this kind of Usury, say they, which is done in this or this sort, is not forbidden. It profiteth the common wealth, it relieveth great numbers. The poor should otherwise perish, no man would lend them.