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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
A short and private discourse between Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning usury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Bolton's own copyA short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Boltons owne coppy
London: printed by George Miller, 1637
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.
Saint Ambrose, an other of those Worthy Men, hath detested and discoursed against usury very excellently, and eloquently in a whole Book de Tobia: in the 9. Chap. whereof, He compares the Devil and an Usurer together. Chap. 14. Silicitum est: cur vocabulum refugis? cur velamen obteris? Si illicitum est: cur incrementum requiris? If usury be lawful, why doest Thou decline the name? Why puts Thou a veil over it? If it be unlawful, why receivest Thou any increase?
Saint Ambrose, an other of those Worthy Men, hath detested and discoursed against usury very excellently, and eloquently in a whole Booke de Tobia: in the 9. Chap. whereof, Hee compares the Divell and an Usurer together. Chap. 14. Silicitum est: cur vocabulum refugis? cur velamen obteris? Si illicitum est: cur incrementum requiris? If usury be lawfull, why doest Thou decline the name? Why puts Thou a vaile over it? If it be unlawfull, why receivest Thou any increase?
Saint Hierom, In Psal. 54. In lege usurae accipi prohibentur. Usura est, plus accipere, quam dare. Taking of usury is forbidden in the Law. And usury is to take more, then was given. And in Ezek. Chap. 18. page 538. Repetens ab his quibus tribuit, (meaning in the case of usury) ampliùs quam dederat, vivere non poterit, sed in suo sanguine morietur. Chrysost. Hom. 5. in Mat. pag. 38. Nihil praesenti usurâ turpius, nihilque crudelius. Si quidem hujusmodi faenerator negotiatur discrimina, & uberiores (ut putat) quaestus de alterius ⟨p. 4⟩infaelicitate consequitur, atque insuper quasi pietatis mercedem reposcit, velut metuens ne immisericors fore videatur: cum profectò pretextu miserendi, atque opem ferendi, majorem misero foveam crudelitatis effoderit, speciejuvandi atterens inopem, ac manum porrigendo deijciens: & quasi inportum, ex tempestate suscipiens, sed improviso turbine in multò magis crudele naufragium, velut inter scopulos, ac latentia saxa demergens.