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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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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.
Some will not take Usury, but if he be a §6Labourer, or a Mason, or a Carpenter, which borroweth of him, he will covenant with him for so many days work, he shall labour with him so many days, or so many weeks for no money, ⟨p. 176⟩but the loan of money. This usury is condemned in Luke 10. 7. where it is said, The labourer is worthy of his hire.
Some will not take Vsurie, but if he be a §6Labourer, or a Mason, or a Carpenter, which borroweth of him, he will couenant with him for so manie daies worke, he shall labour with him so many daies, or so many weekes for nomoney, ⟨p. 176⟩but the loane of money. This vsurie is condemned in Luke 10. 7. where it is sayd, The labourer is worthie of his hire.
Some will not take usury, but if you have not present money to pay for their wares, they will set a high price of them, for the forbearing of the time, and so they do not only sell their wares, but they sell time too: that is, they do not only sell their own, but they sell Gods own. Therefore one saith of these, when he selleth the day, he selleth the light, and when he selleth the night, he selleth rest: therefore when he would have the light of heaven, and the rest of Paradise, it shall be said unto him, that he hath sold both already. For he sold light when he sold the day, and he sold rest when he sold the night; and therefore now he can have neither light, nor rest. Hereafter let not the Londoners say, that they give time, but that they sell time.