A short and private discourse between Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning usury. PublishedA short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published

Lending was not ordained to be a contract of negotiation, but an Act of charity, and liberality, wherein the Lender should not respect His own gain, but the Borrowers good; Lending therefore upon Usury is made an Act of self-love, wherein the good of the Borrower is sought either not at all, or but in a secondary respect, as it serveth or furthereth the Lenders gain.

Lending was not ordained to be a contract of negotiation, but an Act of charity, and liberality, wherein the Lender should not respect His owne gaine, but the Borrowers good; Lending therefore upon Vsury is made an Act of selfelove, wherein the good of the Borrower is sought either not at all, or but in a secondary respect, as it serveth or furthereth the Lenders gaine.

2. Into an Act of covetousness: For lending hath these three fountains:

2. Into an Act of covetousnesse: For lending hath these three fountaines:

1. Christian charity. When a man lendeth for the LORDS sake to His needy neighbour, looking for nothing again. 2. Civill love, and humanity, when He lendeth to pleasure His friend, looking for His own again. 3. Covetousness, when He looketh for more then His own.

1. Christian charity. When a man lendeth for the LORDS sake to His needy neighbour, looking for nothing againe. 2. Civill love, and humanity, when He lendeth to pleasure His friend, looking for His own againe. 3. Covetousnesse, when He looketh for more then His owne.