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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.
Excep. GOD permitted the letting out of Usury to the stranger, Therefore the prohibition cannot be Moral: For GOD is not wont to permit any transgression of the Moral Law.
Excep. GOD permitted the letting out of Vsury to the stranger, Therefore the prohibition cannot bee Morrall: For GOD is not wont to permit any transgression of the Morrall Law.
Rep. Nay. Sith the same Usury, which is forbidden in the Law is permitted towards a stranger, therefore this permission of Usury is proved to be judicial, and the Prohibition Moral. This permission rather proves it to be unlawful in it self: For if it were lawful in it self, it should not need to be permitted. The putting away of a mans innocent wife, being a thing simply, and in it self evil; was notwithstanding permitted to the Jews.
Rep. Nay. Sith the same Vsury, which is forbidden in the Law is permitted towards a stranger, therefore this permission of Vsury is prooved to be judiciall, and the Prohibition Morrall. This permission rather prooves it to be unlawfull in it selfe: For if it were lawfull in it selfe, it should not need to be permitted. The putting away of a mans innocent wife, being a thing simply, and in it selfe evill; was notwithstanding permitted to the Jewes.
If by stranger, we understand stranger at large: I answer thus: As that permission which gave leave to the Jews to put away their innocent wives with a Bill of divorcement, doth not disprove the Law forbidding Adultery to be moral, but proveth it self to be judicial: so permission of Usury towards strangers doth not prove the Law forbidding Usury to be Moral; but it self is evidently proved to be Judicial.
If by stranger, wee understand stranger at large: I answer thus: As that permission which gave leave to the Jewes to put away their innocent wives with a Bill of divorcement, doth not disprove the Law forbidding Adultery to bee morrall, but prooveth it selfe to be judiciall: so permission of Vsury towards strangers doth not proove the Law forbidding Vsury to be Morrall; but it selfe is evidently prooved to bee Judiciall.