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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.
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.
If a man would borrow upon Vsury, either to ingrosse or forestall, or to compasse some unlawfull matter; that were a corrupt will, and no1 Rule. But if His desire so to borrow were just and lawfull, (as in some cases it may be) then it is no entire will, but mixt and forced by some necessity, for the avoiding of a greater Evill; ⟨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 needlesse desire is unlawfull: And hee who hath need to borrow, would not willingly borrow, but for need; much lesse, would He pay Vsury, 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 compasse of CHRISTS Rule.