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The diffusion of the whole Bible in the vernacular, itself a consequence of the rebellion against priestly tradition and the authority of the Fathers, intensified the revolt by making the pastime possible to all ranks of society. We use the word "due" here for the German word Gült. The corresponding English of the time does not make any distinction between Gült or interest, and Wucher or usury.
A most strict monastic order; the phrase here is equivalent to "becomes a monk." Sanftmüthlgkeit. Luther discusses these tricks in detail in his Sermon von Kaufhandlung und Wucher Weimar Ed., XV, pp. 279 ff. Sermon von dem Wucher, Weimar Ed., VI, 36 ff. Cf. also Address to the German Nobility. Cf. The Fourteen of Consolation above, p. 149.
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