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…

Tell me thou wretched wight of the world, thou unkind creature which art past all sense and feeling of God, which knowest the will of God, and doest the contrary: how darest thou come into the Church? It is the Church of that GOD, which hath said: Thou shalt take no Usury. And thou knowest, he hath so laid. How darest thou read, or hear the word ⟨p. 146⟩of God? it is the word of that God, which condemneth Usury. And thou knowest, he doth condemn it. How darest thou come into the company of thy breath? Usury is the plague, and destruction and undoing of thy brethren. And this thou knowest. How darest thou look upon thy children? Thou makest the wrath of God fall down from heaven upon them. Thy iniquity shall be punished in them to the third and fourth generation. This thou knowest. How darest thou look up into heaven? Thou hast no dwelling there: thou shalt have no place in the tabernacle of the highest. This thou knowest. Because thou robbest the poor, deceivest the simple, and catest up the widows houses: Therefore shall thy children be naked, and beg their bread: therefore shalt thou and thy riches perish together.

Tel me thou wretched wight of the world, thou vnkinde creature which art past all sense and feeling of God, which knowest the will of God, and doest the contrarie: how darest thou come into the Church? It is the Church of that GOD, which hath saide: Thou shalt take no Vsurie. And thou knowest, he hath so laid. How darest thou reade, or heare the word ⟨p. 146⟩of God? it is the word of that God, which condemneth Vsurie. And thou knowest, he doth condemne it. How darest thou come into the companie of thy breth•? Vsurie is the plague, and destruction and vndoing of thy brethren. And this thou knowest. How darest thou looke vpon thy children? Thou makest the wrath of God fall downe from heauen vpon them. Thy iniquitie shal be punished in them to the third and fourth generation. This thou knowest. How darest thou looke vp into heauen? Thou hast no dwelling there: thou shalt haue no place in the tabernacle of the highest. This thou knowest. Because thou robbest the poore, deceiuest the simple, and catest vp the widows houses: Therefore shall thy children be naked, and begge their bread: therefore shalt thou and thy riches perish together.