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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
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.
And thus much of lending, whereby this one thing may appear,1 that lending is an help appointed of God, for the relief and ease of the poor §D(without taking any thing for it, and so oppressing him thereby with usury) which could not otherwise maintain their charge;2 rather then for the benefit and behoof of such as are well able to live. Which sort of men yet if in some extremity, they stand in need, and have no way to provide for it, but by diminishing of their inheritance, or by impairing their stock and trade, in such a case for a present necessity, shall not offend,3 if they require and seek help by borrowing, for some short time (so as they be ready to afford the like help again in the like need:) But to do this for the increasing of their patrimony, or for any long time, and any great sum; otherwise then by agreement betwixt both parties, that the like gratifying of his §Epart may be performed, if he will require it, there is no band in Christianity so strait, that it tieth the one party to lend it; nor any liberty therein so large, that it giveth leave to the other to request it. Both which, I draw from the general law, which all must be subject to: namely, Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, the same do ye unto them: and contrariwise.4
And thus much of lending, whereby this one thing may appeare,1 that lending is an helpe appointed of God, for the reliefe and ease of the poore §D(without taking any thing for it, and so oppressing him thereby with vsurie) which could not otherwise maintaine their charge;2 rather then for the benefit and behoofe of such as are well able to liue. Which sort of men yet if in some extremitie, they stand in neede, and haue no way to prouide for it, but by diminishing of their inheritance, or by impairing their stocke and trade, in such a case for a present necessitie, shall not offend,