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

3. When men make question of moderate¹ Usury, whether that be lawful or not: They might as well make question, saith Chemnitius, whether moderate adultery, or moderate lying, or moderate theft is lawful: For as Adultery, as lying, as theft are things in themselves and unlawful, so is Usury.

3. When men make question of moderate¹ Usury, whether that be lawfull or not: They might as well make question, saith Chemnitius, whether moderate adultery, or moderate lying, or moderate theft is lawfull: For as Adultery, as lying, as theft are things in themselves and unlawfull, so is Usury.

1. 1Usura est peccatum non solùm in se, sed etiam secundum se, & ideo ex nullâ circumstantiâ benè potest fieri. Schoolemen.Vsura est peccatum non solùm in se, sed etiam secundum se, & ideo ex nullâ circumstantiâ benè potest fieri. Schoolemen.

But the Borrower, saith the Usurer, holds¹ Himself much beholding unto me, tells me that I very much relieve His necessity, that I help, and pleasure Him exceedingly, and that He could not tell what to do without his money.

But the Borrower, saith the Usurer, holds¹ Himselfe much beholding unto me, tells mee that I very much releeve His necessity, that I helpe, and pleasure Him exceedingly, and that He could not tell what to doe without his money.

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