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Further, according to Psalm 18:8, 'The law of the Lord is unspotted,' because, to wit, it forbids sin. XXVIII, faenerabis gentibus multis et ipse a nullo faenus accipies.

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Et, quod plus est, etiam in praemium repromittitur pro lege servata, secundum illud Deut. XXIII, non faenerabis fratri tuo ad usuram pecuniam, nec fruges nec quamlibet aliam rem, sed alieno. Sed in lege divina conceditur aliqua usura, secundum illud Deut. 2 Praeterea, sicut dicitur in Psalm., lex domini immaculata, quia scilicet peccatum prohibet. the money lent, 'with usury.' Therefore it is not a sin to take usury for lending money. But Our Lord said of Himself (Luke 19:23): 'At My coming I might have exacted it,' i.e. For no man sins through following the example of Christ. It would seem that it is not a sin to take usury for money lent. Ergo non est peccatum accipere usuram pro mutuo pecuniae. XIX, ego veniens cum usuris exegissem illam, scilicet pecuniam mutuatam. Nullus enim peccat ex hoc quod sequitur exemplum Christi.

Videtur quod accipere usuram pro pecunia mutuata non sit peccatum. Is it lawful to borrow money under a condition of usury? Is a man bound to restore just gains derived from money taken in usury? 4. Is it lawful to lend money for any other kind of consideration, by way of payment for the loan? 3. Is it a sin to take money as a price for money lent, which is to receive usury? 2. Quarto, utrum liceat accipere mutuo pecuniam sub usura. Tertio, utrum aliquis restituere teneatur id quod de pecunia usuraria iusto lucro lucratus est. Secundo, utrum liceat pro eodem quamcumque utilitatem accipere quasi in recompensationem mutui. Primo, utrum sit peccatum accipere pecuniam in pretium pro pecunia mutuata, quod est accipere usuram.

Deinde considerandum est de peccato usurae, quod committitur in mutuis.

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