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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.
Again, I lend my neighbour twenty pounds until a day. He hath it freely, and friendly without any usury. Yet I say to him, ⟨p. 135⟩neighbour you must needs keep day, for the next day after I must discharge a pain, I stand bound for payment. I have no more but this, which you borrow. If I miss, I forfeit five pounds. I pray you be careful for it. The day cometh, my neighbour cometh not: I lack my money, and because I lack it, I loose five pounds. He cometh afterward and offereth me mine own money. Then say I, neighbour, I have lost five pounds by your negligence and slackness, I hope you will not suffer me to be a looser for my gentleness. This is Interest, it is no v•rie.
Againe, I lende my neighbour twentie poundes vntill a daie. He hath it fréely, and friendly without any vsurie. Yet I say to him, ⟨p. 135⟩neighbour you must néedes kéepe daie, for the nexte daie after I must discharge a paine, I stand bound for paiment. I haue no more but this, which you borrowe. If I misse, I forfaite fiue poundes. I praie you be carefull for it. The daie commeth, my neighbour commeth not: I lacke my money, and because I lacke it, I loose fiue poundes. He commeth afterward and offereth me mine owne mony. Then saie I, neighbour, I haue loste fiue pounds by your negligence and slackenesse, I hope you will not suffer mée to be a looser for my gentlenesse. This is Interest, it is no v•rie.
Here by the way, you may learn wherefore it is called Interest, because he may say, Interfuit mea habuisse. It behooved me, it stood me upon to have it, and now by your default I sustain loss. It is good to know the one from the other. This kind of dealing is Interest, and not usury. In usury I seek to be a gainer: in Interest, I seek only to be no looser, gain or profit I seek none. And hereof I may lawfully seek to be answered: it standeth with equity and conscience, and good reason. This is interest, and no usury, that a man who requireth no gain, shnlde seek to save him self harmless.