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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
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Yet say they further for defence of Usury. It is suffered in other countries, in France, Spain, Italy, Rome, &c. the laws permit it. And what law doth suffer it? I trow, not the law or God, for that law straitly forbiddeth it. ⟨p. 138⟩But what speak I of the law of God? the civil law condemneth Usury, the canon law condemneth it, the temporal law condemneth it, and the law of nature condemneth it. And how is that sufferable by any law, that by so many Laws is condemned? or how is he worthy to live among men, that despiseth the authority of so many laws? or what will you judge of that man, that will be tempered and ordered by no law? neither by civil, nor by canon, nor by temporal, nor by law of nature, nor by law of men, nor by law of God. I say not, how may we think him to be a man of GOD? But, how may we think such a one to be a man? for it is the part and duty of a man to be ruled by law and reason.
Yet say they further for defence of Vsurie. It is suffred in other countries, in France, Spaine, Italie, Rome, &c. the lawes permit it. And what lawe doth suffer it? I trowe, not the law or God, for that lawe straitly forbiddeth it. ⟨p. 138⟩But what speake I of the lawe of God? the ciuile lawe condemneth Vsurie, the canon lawe condemneth it, the temporal lawe condemneth it, and the lawe of nature condemneth it. And howe is that sufferable by anie lawe, that by so many Lawes is condemned? or how is he worthy to liue among men, that despiseth the authoritie of so many lawes? or what will you iudge of that man, that wil bee tempered and ordered by no law? neither by ciuile, nor by canon, nor by temporal, nor by lawe of nature, nor by lawe of men, nor by lawe of God. I say not, howe may wee thinke him to be a man of GOD? But, howe may wée thinke such a one to bée a man? for it is the part and duetie of a man to bée ruled by lawe and reason.
But it is every where, and therefore to be suffered. Too true that it is common every where. Would God it were false. It undoeth all the world. So the Devil is every where, and suffered: so are the Stews suffered in France, Spain, Italy, Lombardy, Naples, Venice, and in Rome. Rome is called the holy City, the most holy hath his seat there, and yet suffereth he the stews in Rome. So were the Canaanites among the people of God and suffered. But they were as goads in their sides, and as thorns in their eyes. As these