A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

Hence it is that there was no restitution in the Law to be made for what marred life, but the person thus offending was to be punished lege talionis, but in other things it was not so.

Hence it is that there was no restitution in the Law to be made for what marr'd life, but the person thus offending was to be punished lege talionis, but in other things it was not so.

It now remain •• that we should speak somewhat of Usury; concerning which, as there are many words spent in dispute, so no question there are many sins in practise; by custom the name of Usury is become odious, and may be taken for unlawful gain, gotten by the mere loan of money, and in that case the Scripture being so clear, there is no place left for questioning of its sinfulness.

It now remain •• that we should speak somewhat of Vsury; concerning which, as there are many words spent in dispute, so no question there are many sins in practise; by custom the name of Vsury is become odious, and may be taken for unlawful gain, gotten by the meer loan of money, and in that case the Scripture being so clear, there is no place left for questioning of its sinfulness.

If we abstract from the word, and consider the thing in it self, viz. if it be lawful for the mere loan of money to compact for some advantage, it will be another question: And here indeed, in respect of mens corruptions, who can keep no bounds, there is great hazard of miscarrying; yet we conceive, in answer to it, there are two extremes to be shunned, so that we can neither say that simply it is lawful in all cases, nor simply unlawful: Not simply lawful, because there is some such sin committed, directly condemned in the Law,