The Many Invectives Against Usury
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Many have made witty invectives against usury. They say that it is a pity, the devil should have God”s part, which is the tithe. That the usurer is the greatest Sabbath-breaker, because his plough goeth every Sunday. That the usurer is the drone, that Virgil speaketh of; Ignavum fucos pecus a præsepibus arcent. That the…