A general discourse against the damnable sect of vsurers grounded vppon the vvorde of God, and confirmed by the auctoritie of doctors both auncient, and newe; necessarie for all tymes, but most profitable for these later daies, in which, charitie being banished, couetousnes hath gotten the vpper hande. VVhereunto is annexed another godlie treatise concernyng the lawfull vse of ritches. Seene and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions.

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A general discourse against the damnable sect of vsurers grounded vppon the vvorde of God, and confirmed by the auctoritie of doctors both auncient, and newe; necessarie for all tymes, but most profitable for these later daies, in which, charitie being banished, couetousnes hath gotten the vpper hande. VVhereunto is annexed another godlie treatise concernyng the lawfull vse of ritches. Seene and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions.

Author

Caesar, Philipp, d. 1585.

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Imprinted at London :: [By Iohn Kyngston] for Andrevv Maunsell in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Parret,

1578.

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Subject terms

Usury -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.

Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800.

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"A general discourse against the damnable sect of vsurers grounded vppon the vvorde of God, and confirmed by the auctoritie of doctors both auncient, and newe; necessarie for all tymes, but most profitable for these later daies, in which, charitie being banished, couetousnes hath gotten the vpper hande. VVhereunto is annexed another godlie treatise concernyng the lawfull vse of ritches. Seene and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17534.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE HONO∣rable, and after God his most sin∣gular Patron Syr CHRISTOPHER HATTON, &c. One of her Maiesties most Sacred and Secrete Counsaile, THOMAS ROGERS wisheth, as hee is bounde, helth of body, comfort of mynd, conti∣nuall fauor of his Prince, good will of her people, loue of all men, and life euer∣lastyng.
• TO THE RIGHT HO∣norable & his verie good Lords, the moste prudent Consuls and Senators Of the Imperiall Cities of high Germanie in Nordling, Weissenburg, Thonawert, Giengen and Poptingen, Grace and peace through Iesu Christ our Lorde.
• Faultes escaped in the booke of Vsurie.
• IN THE BOOKE OF THE lawfull vse of Ritches.
• THE PRINCIPALL Chapters of my Doctrine, and Confession concernyng Vsurie.
• TO PROVE THAT Vsurie is vnlawfull, a lear∣ned discourse.
  • ¶ The 1. Chapter. ¶ A recitall of the causes, vvherfore Vsurie is founde faulte withall, and condemned.
  • ¶ The 2. Chapter. A methodicall or orderly discourse of Vsurie.
    • Vsurie what?
  • ¶The 3. Chapter. whether Vsurie be lawfull.
  • ¶ The 4. Chapter. What kinde of synne Vsurie is.
  • ¶ The 5. Chapter. A confirmation of the true estimation, that Usurie is vnlawfull, condem∣ned, and damnable.
    • 1. From the definition of Vsurie.
    • 2. From the kindes of Vsurie.
    • 3. From the signification of the names giuen to Vsurie.
    • 4. From coniugates.
    • 5. From a diuision.
    • 6. From the effectes.
    • 7. From absurdities.
    • 8. From a necessitie.
    • 9. From an impossibilitie.
    • 10. From the lesser to the greater.
    • 11. From a contrarie.
    • 12. From thinges opposite.
    • 13. From the nature of relatiues.
    • 14. From a contradiction.
    • 15. From an inuersion.
    • 16. From an example.
    • 17. From the aucthoritie of holie Scripture.
  • ¶ The 6. Chapter. The iudgement of the Doctors of the pure Church in all ages concerning Vsurie.
    • D. Philip. Melancth. in Epit. Philoso. mor. aedit. An. 1542.
    • The first reason.
    • The seconde reason.
    • The third reason.
    • And a little after.
    • Melancthon in his Catechisme, publi∣shed. Anno. 1543.
    • Melancthon in Philoso. morali aedita. Anno. 1557.
    • Melancthon in annot. in Math. aeditis. Anno. 1558.
    • Brentius in explicat. Exod. cap. 22. pag. 101. fac. 3. §4.
    • The same Brentius in explicat. Psal. 15. aedita. Anno. 1565.
    • Also the same Brentius in explicat. Cap. 6. Lucae.
    • Vrbanus Rhegius in suis locis communibus. Anno 1545. aeditis.
    • D. Hieronymus Welleus in Comment. supra Psalm. 15. aedito anno. 1558.
    • section
      • A Question.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • An Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • And à little after saith the same Wellerus.
    • Hemingius in suo Enchiridio Theologico.
    • The firste proposition of Iustus Ionas.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • 8.
    • 9.
    • section
  • ¶ The 7. Chapter. of Restitution.
    • Augustanae confessionis apologia.
    • Philip. Melancton in Philoso. morali aedita Anno. 1557.
    • Melancthon in suo Catechismo.
    • Contrariwise.
  • ¶ The 8. Chapter. Of Interest.
    • Melancthon in Philoso. morali aedita Anno. 1557.
  • ¶ The. 9. Chapter. A refutation of certaine obiections.
    • section
      • The firste obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 2. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 3. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 4. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 5. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 6. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 7. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 8. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 9. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 10. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 11. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
    • section
      • 12. Obiection.
      • The Aunswere.
  • ¶ The. 10. Chapter. An exhortation to auoyde Vsurie.
• title page
• The Chapters of this trea∣tice follovvyng.
• THE LAVVFVLL vse of Ritches.
  • ¶The 1. Chapter. Of ritches and contractes in generall.
  • ¶ The 2. Chapter. Of the lawfull vse of ritches.
  • ¶ The 3. Chapter. Of Contractes.
  • ¶ The 4. Chapter. Of Exchaunge.
  • ¶ The 5. Chapter. Of bying and selling.
  • ¶ The 6. Chapter. Of Lendyng.
  • ¶ The 7. Chapter. Of Vsurie.
  • ¶ The. 8. Chapter. That Vsurie is forbidden, and wherfore.
  • ¶ The 9. Chapter. The punishement of Vsurers.
  • ¶ The 10. Chapter. The obiections whiche Vsurers alledge for them selues.
  • ¶ The 11. Chapter. The office and duetie of the Preachers in reproouyng Usurie.
  • ¶ The 12. Chapter. Profitable admonitions for all dealers and occupiers in this world.
  • ¶ The. 13. Chapter. Of Almes.
  • ¶ The 14. Chapter. The kindes of Almes.
  • ¶ The 15. Chapter. The causes mouing to mercifulnes.
  • ¶ The 16. Chapter. Of the minde of the giuer, and the manner of giuing almes.
  • ¶ The 17. Chapter. The endes, and fruite of almesgiuyng.
  • ¶ The 18. Chapter. Of Commodation.
  • ¶ The 19. Chapter. Of lettyng forth to hire.
  • ¶ The 20. Chapter. Of the contract of societie.
  • ¶ The 21. Chapter. ¶ Of Churche gooddes.
  • ¶ The 22. Chapter. The greeuousnes of their synning whiche take away the gooddes of the Churche.
  • ¶ The. 23. Chapter. A question about the right vse of Ecclesiasticall ritches.
• colophon