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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
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2. We must then have recourse to this general Fountain of the second Table, and fetch light and direction thence, when we have no express and special word in GODS Book: but the Scriptures have clearly and directly determined and resolved the point of Usury.
2. We must then have recourse to this generall Fountaine of the second Table, and fetch light and direction thence, when we have no expresse and speciall word in GODS Booke: but the Scriptures have clearely and directly determin'd and resolv'd the point of Vsury.
3. If the Usurer were in the Borrowers Case, He would not willingly, as He pretends, give ten in the Hundred; I mean with an absolute and free will; but of force and constraint; because without paying after that rate He cannot have it.
3. If the Vsurer were in the Borrowers Case, He would not willingly, as He pretends, give ten in the Hundred; I meane with an absolute and free will; but of force and constraint; because without paying after that rate He cannot have it.
If a man would borrow upon Usury, either to engross or forestall, or to compass some unlawful matter; that were a corrupt will, and no1 Rule. But if His desire so to borrow were just and lawful, (as in some cases it may be) then it is no entire will, but mixed and forced by some necessity, for the avoiding of a greater Evil; ⟨p. 24⟩and therefore deemed in the eye both of Law and reason to be no will at all. He that would borrow; should have need to borrow; for a needless desire is unlawful: And he who hath need to borrow, would not willingly borrow, but for need; much less, would He pay Usury, if with convenience He might borrow freely. Therefore the will of the Borrower, in this case, is either corrupt, or no will at all; and so consequently without the compass of CHRISTS Rule.