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But I find no where, that the Lord hath promised too nourish & keep us by usury in idleness. Wherefore, this is rather a tempting of God, to live in idleness, & also to consecrate children unto idleness: and then to trust, that money yielding yearly usury can be able continually to give them enough, ⟨image 30⟩lose rue not only for necessaries, but also for superfluous pleasured.

But I finde no where, that the Lord hath promised too norishe & kepe vs by vsurie in idelnes. Wherefore, this is rather a temptinge of God, to liue in idelnes, & also to cōsecrat chyldrē vnto idelnes: and then to trust, that money yelding yearly vsurie can be able continually to geue them enough, ⟨image 30⟩lose rue not onli for necessares, but also for superfluous pleasured.

Wherefore also their reason is but vain, which too cloak their usury say: when as for usury I do commit my money of trust unto others, then do I let it forth to danger. For it may chance that the merchant, which useth my money about his merchandise business, either by misfortune, or else by his own negligence fall into poverty, and so my whole stock be lost.

Wherefore also their reason is but vaine, whiche too cloke their vsurie saye: when as for vsurie I do committe my monei of truste vnto others, then do I let it forth to dāger. For it mai chāce that the marchaūt, which vseth my money about his marchaundyse busines, either by misfortune, or els by his owne negligēce fall into pouerte, and so my whole stock be loste.

Wherefore whiles fortune favoureth, it is not far amiss that I take usury of him. So is the usurer tossed in uncertainties, and casteth his goods into jeopardy, far unlike unto them, which trusting to God occupy them selves honestly.