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'Next I say to thee, that if thou dost depart from this faith, thou art a heretic. God hath commanded that thou shalt not practise usury. Oh! why hath he forbidden it? Because he hath seen it is not good to lend at usury. Seest thou not that he hath given many negative commandments maong which thou seest this one:
Non furaberis Thou shalt not steal? Lending at usury, what thinkest thou that this is? It is theft, and worse besides.'