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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.
So may we say to the Usurer. Thou hast devised cases, and colours to hide thy shame, but what regard hath God to thy cases? what careth he for thy reasons? the Lord would have more pleasure, if when thou hearest his voice thou wouldest obey him. For what is thy devise against the counsel, and ordinance of God? What bold presumption is it for a mortal man to control the commandments of the immortal GOD, and to weigh his heavenly wisdom in the balance of human foolishness? When GOD sayeth, thou shalt not take usury, what creature of GOD art thou, which canst take Usury? When GOD maketh it unlawful, what art thou, oh man, that sayest, It is lawful? This is a token of a desperate ⟨p. 127⟩mind. It is found true in thee, that Paul said, the love of money is the root of all il. Thou art so given over unto the wicked Mammon, that thou carest not to do the will of God.
So may we say to the Vsurer. Thou hast deuised cases, and colours to hide thy shame, but what regarde hath God to thy cases? what careth he for thy reasons? the Lorde woulde haue more pleasure, if when thou hearest his voice thou wouldest obey him. For what is thy deuise against the counsel, and ordinaunce of God? What bolde presumption is it for a mortal man to control the commaundements of the immortal GOD, and to weigh his heauenly wisedome in the balaunce of humaine foolishnesse? When GOD sayeth, thou shalt not take vsurie, what creature of GOD art thou, whiche canst take Vsurie? When GOD maketh it unlaweful, what art thou, oh man, that sayest, It is laweful? This is a token of a desperate ⟨p. 127⟩minde. It is founde true in thée, that Paule saide, the loue of money is the roote of al il. Thou art so giuen ouer vnto the wicked Mammon, that thou carest not to doe the will of God.
Wilfulness, and presumption, are tokens that such men are impudent, and past shame. He that offendeth of simplicity, may find mercy. But they which of pride and boldness go against the known trueth, and do that thing which they know to be ill, and devise shifts to colour that, which all reason, and learning, of God, and men, and nature it self have condemned, they are fallen into temptation and snares; and into foolish lusts which drown them in destruction.