It remained to see how Rome, by her agents, handled such qualities; whether she cherished them for their own sake and for God's, or put them out to usury and made booty of the interest.
That use is not forbidden usury , Which happies those that pay the willing loan; ; That's for thyself to breed another thee, , Or ten times happier be it ten for one.
That use is not forbidden usury, Which happies those that pay the willing loan; That's for thyself to breed another thee, Or ten times happier, be it ten for one; Ten times thyself were happier than thou art, If ten of thine ten times refigured thee: Then what could death do, if thou shouldst depart, Leaving thee living in posterity?
Usury is the certainest means of gain, though one of the worst; as that, whereby a man doth eat his bread; in sudore vultus alieni: and besides, doth plough upon Sundays.
