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brother_n be_v impoverish_v and_o fall_v 25._o in_o decay_n thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n of_o he_o nor_o vantage_n but_o thou_o shall_v fear_v thy_o god_n that_o thy_o brother_n may_v live_v with_o thou_o god_n say_v thou_o shall_v take_v no_o usury_n and_o he_o have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o command_v and_o in_o exodus_fw-la if_o thou_o lend_v money_n to_o my_o people_n 22._o to_o the_o poor_a with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o a_o usurer_n unto_o he_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v he_o with_o usury_n show_v they_o mercy_n for_o my_o sake_n they_o be_v my_o people_n i_o can_v enrich_v he_o i_o can_v impoverish_v thou_o i_o set_v up_o and_o throw_v down_o who_o i_o will_n when_o thy_o neighbour_n need_v thy_o help_n and_o seek_v comfort_n at_o thy_o hand_n afflict_v he_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n oppress_v he_o not_o like_o a_o tyrant_n ezechiel_n the_o prophet_n set_v down_o the_o 18._o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o usurer_n he_o that_o have_v give_v forth_o his_o 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speak_v ill_a of_o christ_n say_v octoginta_fw-la &_o sex_n annos_fw-la seruio_fw-la ei_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la i_o laesit_fw-la unquam_fw-la quomodo_fw-la possum_fw-la maledicere_fw-la ei_fw-la &_o blasphemare_fw-la regem_fw-la meum_fw-la qui_fw-la salutem_fw-la mihi_fw-la dedit_fw-la i_o have_v serve_v christ_n these_o fourscore_o and_o six_o year_n and_o he_o do_v never_o any_o thing_n hurt_v i_o how_o may_v i_o speak_v il_fw-fr and_o blaspheme_v my_o king_n which_o have_v give_v i_o salvation_n this_o be_v my_o faith_n christ_n be_v my_o god_n this_o be_v my_o religion_n i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a to_o suffer_v death_n rather_o than_o i_o will_v deny_v he_o who_o suffer_v death_n in_o his_o own_o body_n to_o sauâ—…_n i_o it_o be_v good_a say_v