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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 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.
Some will not take vsurie, but if you haue 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 doe not only sell their wares, but they sell time too: that is, they doe not onely sell their owne, but they sell Gods owne. 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 hee would haue the light of heauen, and the rest of Paradice, it shalbe said vnto him, that he hath sold both alreadie. For he solde light when hee solde the day, and he solde rest when he solde the night; and therfore now he can haue neither light, nor rest. Hereafter let not the Londoners say, that they giue time, but that they sell time.
There be other Usurers which will not lend themselves, but give leave to their wives, and they play like hucksters, that is every month a penny for a shilling, which is one hundred for another in the year.
There be other Vsurers which wil not lend themselues, but giue leaue to their wiues, and they play like hucksters, that is euerie moneth a peny for a shilling, which is one hundreth for another in the yeare.