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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.
But, saith he, why should I not make money to yield me gains, as well as my wares? I lend my shop for a year, or two, or three, so many pieces of Velvet, Satins, Taffeta, Grograine, Chamblet, Hollands, &c. And for the use he shall pay me by the year forty pounds, and in the end restore me my shop, so many pieces of Velvet, &c. so long, so broad, of the same making, so good, so fine as were the other. This sayeth he is lawful, therefore the other is lawful.
But, saith he, why shoulde I not make money to yéelde me gaines, as well as my wares? I lende my shoppe for a yeare, or two, or thrée, so manie péeces of Veluet, Sattins, Taffata, Grograine, Chamblet, Hollandes, &c. And for the vse he shall paie me by the yeare fortie poundes, and in the ende restore me my shoppe, so manie péeces of Veluet, &c. so long, so broade, of the same making, so good, so fine as were the other. This saieth he is lawfull, therefore the other is lawful.
No, no, this is not lawful. It is not lawful so to set out thy shop. It is Usury, it is forbidden. But he that taketh the shop shall be a gainer: who shall be the loser then? they that buy the wares must needs buy at the dearer price. We may not allow one ill thing by the allowance of another. He should rather say, Usury taken upon wares, is not lawful, therefore Usury for bare money is less lawful. Hierome upon Ezekiel saith: Putant quidam ⟨p. 134⟩Usuram tantum esse in pecunia, quod praevidens 1Scriptura divina, omni rei aufert superabundantiam, ut plus non accipias, quam dedisti. Some think there is no Usury, but in money. This did the holy Scripture foresee, and therefore taketh away the increase or gains in any manner of thing: and requireth that thou receive no more, than thou diddest deliver.
No, no, this is not lawfull. It is not lawfull so to sette out thy shoppe. It is Vsurie, it is forbidden. But he that taketh the shoppe shall be a gainer: who shall be the loser then? they that buie the wares must néedes buie at the dearer price. Wée maie not allowe one ill thing by the allowance of another. He should rather saie, Vsurie taken vppon wares, is not lawfull, therefore Vsurie for bare money is lesse lawfull. Hierome vpon Ezechiel saith: Putant quidam