The Ottawa free trader., 1850-07-20

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/ ing or to hurt; and it. present acccptaton would
,how correct translation. This word compre-
hcndS aud embraces nearly all the eXtorlion Of
the age, anu however popular 1t may be and
however murh custom and usage may sanction it.
and howe'er extensively praciscd or universally
| approved, yet there Is standard # moral night,
ana II system OF ethcks Of much higher authority
| tnAn al! ms and To that standard 1t Is to mans
h'she,i interest I" listen ana to obey and to Gs-
rcgmd aud dIsobly its laws Is perllous aud most
Obstructive TO The best interests OF all men, ind,vi-
duaiiy us well ~ socially. righteousness exalt-
eth nation bat 'in is 4 rcpfoach " any people.
! Itou' XIV 3i
! The written law Of God may be taken M n
STANDARD rule Of action, and j, Of general appcl-
tun. except such portions as were evidently IN
tended for local and limited use. But whatever
relates to the moral duties Of man with hls fellow
man IN all hl' social relations, is, and must be re-
garded as, high authority and man IS never safe
~ GlsftgdTUlhg 1t aud no man Is entitled to the
conhdeucc or fellowship Of his fellow man, who
wantonIy and knowingly violates the written law
Of God. whether he be in the church or out Of Il:
he who Will murder will rob, he who viii stea!
VIII lie, and murder ur theft Is not more positively
forbidden by the Lble than u,ury which is-any
rate Of interest; It's parcntage was, coytcousnoss
ed IN the school Of oppression; and, for more
than fifteen centuries the Christian church and the
laws @. ChstIon nations forbid it, and It's conse-
queuccs since vii! show it to be oppressive and
vile; aud to fpcnk Of usuryin mildcr softer terms
would be to countcnance popular vice aud pail.
ate crime. Indeed have the example Of the
best men IN every ngc to treat popular vices equal
ly severe.
But, ai most men, and especially pro.e'sed
IAr!. t3us, acknowledge the Bible to be proper
rue Of fu'h, and practice the moral and social re-
."'""s Of life, will give few passages relating
to Ms suWect;-AnI lst, L5oa'@ XXli, 25. "li
/ tLcu LEM money to any OF my people tLat Is
poor by thee. lhou halt not be ohm as an usu-
rgr neillr shalt thou lay upon him usury.'-
nat XNlu, 10. "Ihuu shalt not lend upon usury
to thy brother; usury o!money, usury ofvictuals,
u,ury oi any thing that Is lent upon usury.' -
A,h. v 1 Then consulted with myself and
tebuEcd the nodes and the rulers, and said rnto
/ ihem 10 exact usury, every one of his brother
ANA set great assembly against them. And
sad unto them, We a!ter cur ability have re,
deemed our brethren the jews, which were sold
,'h'o 'he heaih'n; and VIII ye even sell your
bfeihfchi or shall they be sold unto usi Then
hell they their peace, ANA found nothing TO an
sWtF' Also sad, II Is not good that ye do;
'"@"- - "''. &" ""'" J." '''u ''"' va o-' N'OH W.
cause ol tie rcproach Of the hcathcn our enemies
leewse, and my brethren, aud my servants,
might exact OF them money and corn: pray you
let u leave OH ih'' usufy. Restore, pray you,
to them even TINS day, Their lands, their vineyards,
/ thelr olVe' yards and Their houses, also the hun
dredth part Of the money and OF the corn, the
WINE. ana the oll' That ye exact ot them. Then
say they, we VIII require nothing OF them But,
Governor Nehemiah, may We not take one per
cent, Wllch Il Il small rate OF hterestf No. God
smui SHAKE 2lt from ~. house every man th' t
/ doCth H. On ye Ch'lsuoans. Ned this chapter
ana take '','etcs, Il ye care
Jsrm'm NV ~ '"o Is me, my mother that
'h'u mast oofn me a man OF strie ana man OF
contention I" I"c "Lo1e EARN l nave Neither lent
on usIry, nor men nave lent TO me on u'uTy let
every one 'i u'e'n CON curse me
ny Jele"'D"s II Is "o' wrong TO t"Ne u'HFy'
VI 10 give usuIl' why S"""'u You DC cuista any
ieNs ior hot G'Ts' or more ior DONG H. L@t%ttl
NTHi H. 'h"'h gwen ior'n upon nNuty, ana ha'si
ah'H increase: snail nc th,h Iye he ,ha'l not
I'VE, Ne mum "une an 'h''t HO@"'N"I"o,i he
,hnI su''ly 1iGi ms o'"oI sha!t b. upon hiaA'
lo'" '''''' i"n' I'u' axe" On las h'hdH RON
'"e p,oH @nn my" NOT rr,e''ei 9'Ary nor IN
N mo