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The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.
London: printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, 1593
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Fourthly, it is against the law of God. First, it is forbidden in Exodus 22. where it is said, If thou lend money unto my people, that is, to the poor with thee, thou shalt not oppress them with Usury: here is Usury called oppression; therefore if oppression be a sin, Usury is a sin too. Secondly, it is forbidden in Leviticus 25. 26. where it is said. Thou shalt not give thy money to Usury, nor lend thy victuals for increase: here you may see, that men may be Usurers of victuals and other things, as well as of money. Thirdly, it is forbidden in the 23. chapter of Deuteronomium, where it is said, Thou shalt not lend unto thy brother upon Usury. And least you should say, that he meaneth but one kind of usury, he showeth that he meaneth all kinds of usury: for after in verse 19. he saith; As usury of money usury of victuals, usury of corn, or usury of any thing that is given to usury: because some are not usurers of money, but some are usurers ⟨p. 169⟩of victuals, some are usurers of cloth, some are usurers of corn, some are usurers of wine, some are usurers of oil, and some of one thing, and some of another, and none would be counted usurers but they which lend money upon usury; therefore God forbiddeth so precisely usury of any thing, showing that all usury is unlawful.
Fourthly, it is against the lawe of God. First, it is forbidden in Exodus 22. where it is said, If thou lend monie vnto my people, that is, to the poore with thee, thou shalt not oppresse them with Vsurie: here is Vsurie called oppression; therefore if oppression be a sin, Vsurie is a sin too. Secondly, it is forbidden in Leuiticus 25. 26. where it is said. Thou shalt not giue thy monie to Vsurie, nor lend thy vittailes for increase: here you may see, that men may be Vsurers of vittailes and other things, as well as of monie. Thirdly, it is forbidden in the 23. chapter of Deuteronomium, where it is said, Thou shalt not lend vnto thy brother vpon Vsurie. And least you should say, that hee meaneth but one kind of vsurie, hee sheweth that hee meaneth all kinds of vsurie: for after in verse 19. hee sayth; As vsurie of monie vsurie of vittailes, vsurie of corne, or vsurie of any thing that is giuen to vsurie: because some are not vsurers of monie, but some are vsurers