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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.
Thus doeth the gentle usurer help to relieve the poor in time of his necessity: as if a man would cure a sore finger by cutting off the arm: or as if he would cure the blemish of the eye sight, by the pulling out the eyes: or as if he would quench thirst by giving poison to drink: or as if to save one from drowning in a boisterous tempest, he would caste him over the boat into the sea.
Thus doeth the gentle vsurer helpe to reléeue the poore in time of his necessitie: as if a man woulde cure a sore finger by cutting off the arme: or as if he woulde cure the blemishe of the eie sight, by the pulling out the eies: or as if he woulde quench thirst by giuing poison to drincke: or as if to saue one from drowning in a boisterous tempest, he woulde caste him ouer the boate into the sea.
The Scorpion embraceth a man sweetly with his legs, but in the mean while striketh him deadly with his tail. His face looketh amiably, his tail poisoneth. So an Usurer looketh fair, and giveth good words: but at the end he undoeth.
The Scorpion embraceth a man swéetely with his legges, but in the meane while striketh him deadly with his taile. His face looketh amiably, his taile poisoneth. So an Usurer looketh faire, and giueth good wordes: but at the end he vndoeth.
Who is st•ng by an Adder, he perceiveth no hurt: but feeleth a gentle beating of his veins with some delight, whereat he rejoiceth. After this he falleth into a slumber: then the poison worketh, overcometh him, and killeth him. Even so he that borroweth upon Usury, findeth himself wonderfully amended, and rejoiceth: but he is st•ng, and hath a deadly stroke. The poison will grow over him, he shall die in a slumber, and be undone before he is aware. So necessary is an Usurer for to relieve the poor and needy, as rust is to help iron, and as the mthe