Of the lawful and unlawful usury ammo[n]gest Christians, addedOf the lawful and vnlawful vsurie amo[n]gest Christians, added

And then also if it had been spoken in stead of a counsel: deny not him that would borrow of thee, how is it mete for Christians, that Christs counsel, so earnestly given, they may cause to be taken up or down, to or fro ⟨image 14⟩and to think that it being condemned shall not be punished? He saith I speak unto you which hear. Therefore they, that will be hearers of Christ, are bound to obey his counsel, & they can not wind themselves from it without sin and loss of their salvation: even as the sick cannot neglect the counsel of the physician without the damage of their health. But in the .25. of Deut. It is manifest that they sin contrary to gods will, which deny a br• asking to borrow. Lest that (saith he) he cry against thee unto the lord, and it become sine unto thee. Afterwards Christ prescribeth unto his how they ought for to lend. Lend (sayeth he) looking for nothing thereof. The which many so understand, that no profit, no lucre, no gain, besides that which was lent, should be looked for, & received: ⟨image 14⟩& this is that which is specially required of him, which desireth to keep his hands clean from unpure usury: but that is not the full meaning of Christ, which requireth of us by this place, that we also lend unto them, of whom we can not hope to receive any thing at all, which doth sufficiently appear, by the words that he addeth, when he sayeth: if ye shall lend whereof ye hope to receive again, what thanks have ye? For so sinners do lend unto sinners to receive like. See, he saith not to receive usury, overplus, some what besides the sum that was lent, but to receive like. Wherefore also here he putteth a difference betwixt his, & those that do not belong unto him: for he requireth his not only to lend without profit, seeing that sinners do it sone times but also with their own damage ⟨image 15⟩and loss of lent money, to help their neighbour and brother, and so to lend, that they may purchase unto themselves favour of God.

And then also if it had been spoken in stede of a counsell: denye not hym that would borowe of thee, howe is it mete for Chrystians, that Chrystes counsel, so earnestly geuen, they maye cause to be taken vp or down, to or froo ⟨image 14⟩