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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.
1. Mention is made of the poor expressly;1 and therefore you conceive, and conclude, that if you forbear the Poor, you may be an Usurer to the Rich. And for this purpose Usurers urge Exod. 22. 25. Levit. 25. 35.
1. Mention is made of the poore expressely;1 and therefore you conceive, and conclude, that if you forbeare the Poore, you may be an Usurer to the Rich. And for this purpose Usurers urge Exod. 22. 25. Levit. 25. 35.
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1. May you not M. S. as well reason thus from1 ver. 22. of the same Chap. Thou shalt not afflict any Widow or Fatherless Child: Here mention ⟨p. 7⟩is only made of the Widow and Fatherless: therefore, if these be forborne, Thou mayest afflict a married woman, or a child that hath a Father? May you not by the like reason prove it no sin to rob a rich Man: because Prov. 22. 22. It is said: Rob not the poor, because He is poor. Then all robbery is not forbidden, but only that towards the poor, (may you say) and therefore we may rob the rich, because He is rich, and may well spare it? You may clearly see the poorness and weakness of your collection, by these three absurd parallel inconsequences.