The English vsvrer; or Vsvry condemned, by the most learned and famous diuines of the Church of England, and dedicated to all his Maiesties subiects, for the stay of further increase of the same . gthen this determination by Prayer ^ faytrith Dauid,cieate in me aclcaneheartjO God:and re- Pfal. siiolnew a right fpirit within me. Endine my heart vnto Pial. ^thy not w ^con-fider thy former conrfestrhen thourvaft a theeuifh Vfureryand fay with OA,r blefjedSauiour : What is a man pro-fited, ifhcfhallgaine the whole world, andlofe his ^.i^owne foule ?
The English vsvrer; or Vsvry condemned, by the most learned and famous diuines of the Church of England, and dedicated to all his Maiesties subiects, for the stay of further increase of the same . gthen this determination by Prayer ^ faytrith Dauid,cieate in me aclcaneheartjO God:and re- Pfal. siiolnew a right fpirit within me. Endine my heart vnto Pial. ^thy not w ^con-fider thy former conrfestrhen thourvaft a theeuifh Vfureryand fay with OA,r blefjedSauiour : What is a man pro-fited, ifhcfhallgaine the whole world, andlofe his ^.i^owne foule ? Orwhat Hiall a man giue in exchange forhis {oulc? Say rvith the holy ^poftle S. P4«/, they thatwill be rich, fall into temptation and a fnare , and • ^ ..into many foolifh and hurtfliUIufts, which drownc ^^^^ •^men in perdition and deftrudion. Finally,doe good, ^ ^g ^^ iberich in good workcs, ready to diftribute, willing to communicate , laying vp in flore for thy felfe agood foundation againft the time to come, that thoumay ft lay hold on eternall life. Confider trhat I fay^ ^ ,n\and the Lord giue thee znder[landing in all thingr^£4reppelL Thy remembrancer;, I I I ?*?. THE ENGLISH VSVRER: C H A !>? I. Of the defimioH of Vfarjl ,He contraa of Vftiry is nothing elfc butilliberall mutuation^and may thus brief- f^^Vc%}ff4mly be defined: Vfury is mutuation, or in pf. i j,lending for eaine# This briefe defini- P^^i*^tion doth fully ret forth the true nature , ,„,^.. of Vfury ,and fufficiently diftinguilhcth it from all other contrav^ts whatfoeucr. FIrft I fay it Is mutuation or lending^ which is alfo SuhieBumprcfuppofed in the Scripture, Exod»ti. 25. and the vftera mfi<^fame if need were , might be proued by the other tuum^relatiue, which is borrowing : for lending andborrowing are relatiues: And if he which takcth vp mo-ney vpon vfury, be a borrower; then he that giucth orpirttcth it forth vnto vfury, is a lender. The corttradl: theref
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