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

But if by stranger be meant only, the remnant ⟨p. 21⟩of the Canaanites, as ^*Saint Ambrose, and ^*Saint Hierome amongst the ancient: Junius, and Tremelius of latter time have expounded it: which I take to be the righter sense: See before pag. 2. Dow. pag. 210. I answer thus: Permission of Usury towards the Canaanite doth no more prove the Law against Usury not to be moral, then the allowance of Man-slaughter in war doth prove the Law forbidding murder to be judicial. For although the Law condemning Usury be never so perpetual, or moral; yet notwithstanding as other Commandments of GOD; so is it to be understood with this limitation, and restraint; namely, unless GOD otherwise appoint. All other Theft, as well as Usury, is forbidden in the moral Law, but if GOD, by special warrant allow the Israelites to spoil the Egyptians at their departure out of Egypt, they may lawfully do it. It is a fearful moral transgression, for a Father to kill His only Son: but if the LORD bid Abraham kill His own Son; He is authorized to do it. Mortal Princes dispense with their Laws, who then dare abridge this royal prerogative in the mighty LORD of Heaven and Earth? Whose Holy Will is the Rule of justice.

But if by stranger be meant onely, the remnant ⟨p. 21⟩of the Cananites, as ^*Saint Ambrose, and ^*Saint Hierome amongst the ancient: Iunius, and Tremelius of latter time have expounded it: which I take to be the righter sence: See before pag. 2. Dow. pag. 210. I answer thus: Permission of Vsury towards the Cananite doth no more proove the Law against Vsury not to bee morrall, then the allowonce of Man-slaughter in warre doth proove the Law forbidding murther to be judiciall. For although the Law cendemning Vsury be never so perpetuall, or morrall; yet notwithstanding as other Commandements of GOD; so is it to bee understood with this limitation, and restraint; namely, unlesse GOD otherwise appoint. All other Theft, as well as Vsury, is forbidden in the morrall Law, but if GOD, by speciall warrant allow the Israelites to spoile the Aegyptians at their departure out of Aegypt, they may lawfully doe it. It is a fearefull morrall transgression, for a Father to kill His onely Sonne: but if the LORD bid Abraham kill His owne Sonne; Hee is authorized to doe it. Mortall Princes dispense with their Lawes, who then dare abridge this royall prerogative in the mighty LORD of Heaven and Earth? Whose Holy Will is the Rule of justice.