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

The will of the Borrower in this Case, is like the will of an honest traveller, in giving His purse to the Arrant Thief, for fear He should loose both purse, and life: Is this man willing, think you to loose His money? Or like the will of a man, whose House being on fire, plucks down part thereof to save the rest. Willingly indeed as the Case stands with Him, yet not simply but upon necessity. So the Borrowers will is not free, but forced: and so will against will.

The will of the Borrower in this Case, is like the will of an honest traveller, in giving His purse to the Arrant Thiefe, for feare He should loose both purse, and life: Is this man willing, thinke you to loose His money? Or like the will of a man, whose House being on fire, plucks downe part thereof to save the rest. Willingly indeed as the Case stands with Him, yet not simply but upon necessity. So the Borrowers will is not free, but forced: and so will against will.

Usury is not forbidden in the New Testament,¹ therefore in all likely-hood no such sin, as you say it is.

Vsury is not forbidden in the New Testament,¹ therefore in all likely-hood no such sinne, as you say it is.

1. 1Ob. 2.

1. Though it be not forbidden by name in¹ the New Testament, yet that proveth it not to be lawful. An argument drawn from the Testimony of some one part of the Scripture negatively, doth not hold. It is sufficient, that it is forbidden in the Old Testament, and namely, in the Moral Law of GOD