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

See before more particularly, how Usury offendeth, both against private, and public charity: And is ever hurtful either to the particular men that do borrow, or else to the Body of the Common-wealth, whose common profit is in all contracts especially to be regarded, pag. 4.

See before more particularly, how Usury offendeth, both against private, and publike charity: And is ever hurtfull either to the particular men that doe borrow, or els to the Body of the Common-wealth, whose common profit is in all contracts especially to bee regarded, pag. 4.

5. Charity is kind, 1 Cor. 13. 4. Usury cruel. Charity seeketh not her own, ucr. 5. Usury seeketh an other mans: what conjunction then between Charity and Usury?

5. Charity is kinde, 1 Cor. 13. 4. Vsury cruell. Charity seeketh not her owne, vcr. 5. Vsury seeketh an other mans: what conjunction then betweene Charity and Vsury?

6. Suppose the Borrower be sometimes holpen by Usury, yet notwithstanding all Usury is against charity: for the practise of it cannot stand with charity, and our allegiance to GOD, who hath forbidden it, denounced His judgements against it, made gracious promises to them that will do the contrary: Nor with our charity, and duty to our country, unto which Usury is in many respects noy some: nor with that love, which we owe to our own souls; for whosoever putteth forth to Usury, or taketh increase, He shall not live, but die the death. Nay Usury is ever repugnant to charity, if not as a hurtful thing to our neighbour, yet as an unjust thing in it self. As hath been proved.