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Well then, may we neither take Usury, nor give Usury? I know that Jeremiah saith, I have ¹not lent upon Usury to others, neither have others lent upon Usury to ²me; as though both were unlawful, not only to take Usury, but to give Usury. But thereby Jeremiah doeth signify, that he was ³no meddler in the world, whereby they should envy him like other men, and therefore he cleareth himself chiefly from Usury, because Usurers were most envied. And to show that he was not an Usurer, he saith, that he was not a borrower, which is ⟨image 160⟩more lawful than to be an Usurer, like a man which saith I do neither hate him, nor know him. Why it was lawful to know him, but to prove that he did not hate him, he saith, he doth not know him: So Jeremiah, to prove that he had not lent upon Usury, doth say, that he never borrowed upon Usury, which many will do that will not lend. The best Expositors give this sense of it. I know beside, that ⁴Christ did cast forth the buyers out of his temple, as well as the sellers, but that was not for buying, ⁵but for buying in the temple, where they should not buy, but pray: or else it was as lawful to buy any thing, as it is lawful to use it.

Well then, may we neither take Vsurie, nor giue Vsurie? I knowe that Ieremy saith, I haue ¹not lent vpon Vsurie to others, neyther haue others lent vpon Vsurie to ²me; as though both were vnlawfull, not only to take Vsurie, but to giue Vsurie. But thereby Ieremy doeth signifie, that he was ³no medler in the world, whereby they should enuie him like other men, and therefore hee cleareth himselfe chiefely from Vsurie, because Vsurers were most enuyed. And to shewe that he was not an Vsurer, he saith, that he was not a borrower, which is