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A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of usury. By Henry Smith.A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of vsurie. By Henrie Smith.
London: printed by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Man, 1591
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.
Now you shall hear the judgement of Gods law. A Usurer doth receive two Incomes; one ⟨image 156⟩of the borrower, and another of the revenger; of the borrower he looks for gain; but of the revenger he looks for punishment: therefore all the Scripture prophecieth evil unto him, as Michaiah did to Ahab. Solomon saith, He 1which increaseth his riches by Usury, gathereth for them which will be merciful to the poor. As if he should say, when he hath laden himself like a cart, he shall be unladen like a cart again, and they shall inherit his money for whom he did never gather it. For, he which is unmerciful to the poor, meaneth not to gather for them which will be merciful to the poor: but Solomon sayeth, That they shall be his heirs which will be merciful as he was unmerciful.
Now you shal heare the iudgement of Gods lawe. A Vsurer dooth receiue two Incomes; one ⟨image 156⟩of the borrower, and another of the reuenger; of the borrower he lookes for gaine; but of the reuenger hee lookes for punishment: therefore al the Scripture prophecieth euill vnto him, as Michaiah did to Achab. Salomon saith, He 1which increaseth his riches by Vsurie, gathereth for them which will bee mercifull to the poore. As if he should say, when hee hath loden himselfe like a cart, he shall be vnloden like a cart againe, and they shall inherit his money for whom hee did neuer gather it. For, hee which is vnmerciful to the poore, meaneth not to gather for them which will bee mercifull to the poore: but Salomon saieth, That they shall be his heires which will bee mercifull as he was vnmercifull.
- 1Prou. 28. •.