Iam igitur sufficienter pertractatis duobus principalibus articulis huiusmodi prime religiositatis, que est quis restituere obligatur, iam ad discutiendum tertium descendamus, qui talis est secundum regulam in principio precedentis sermonis datam. Quia sunt quidam qui in damnis dant causam efficacem, idest sine qua verisimiliter presumi potest quod tale damnum non contigisset. […] Multipliciter autem possunt homines in damnis cooperari dando causam efficacem rapine, furto atque usure. Sed dimissis his qui dant causam efficacem usure, pro sermone sequenti, solum de his qui solum prestant causam efficacem rapine et furto diversos quaternarios distinguamus:     • […] Primo auxilio sive facto; secundo scripto; tertio consilio; quarto statuto.     • (f. p1v) Primo iussione seu preceptione; secundo comminatione; tertio detractione; quarto adulatione.     • Primo falsa advocatione seu procuratione; secundo falsa sententiatione; tertio falsa accusatione seu denunciatione; quarta falsa testificatione.     • (f. p2r) Primo non defendendo seu preservando; secundo non obviando; tertio non manifestando; quarto iniuste gravando.     • (f. p2v) Primo receptatione; secundo conservatione; tertio ne reddatur impeditione; quarto emptione.     • (f. p3v) Primo signo indicativo; secundo modo inductivo; tertio dicto incitativo; quarto facto animativo.     • (f. p4r) Primo tacendo; secundo consentiendo; tertio obviando; quarto participando.

Having now sufficiently treated the first two principal articles of this first form of religiosity (namely, who is bound to make restitution) we now turn to the third, which follows from the rule set forth at the beginning of the previous sermon. For there are some who provide the effective cause of harm, that is, without whom one may reasonably presume that such harm would not have occurred. […] In many ways people can cooperate in causing harm by providing the effective cause of robbery, theft, and usury. But setting aside those who provide the effective cause of usury for the next sermon, let us distinguish several groups of four among those who provide the effective cause of robbery and theft: • [...] first, by assistance or deed; second, by writing; third, by counsel; fourth, by statute.     • (f. p1v) First, by command or precept; second, by threat; third, by slander; fourth, by flattery.     • First, by false advocacy or legal representation; second, by false judgment; third, by false accusation or denunciation; fourth, by false testimony.     • (f. p2r) First, by failing to defend or protect; second, by failing to intervene; third, by failing to disclose; fourth, by unjustly burdening.     • (f. p2v) First, by receiving; second, by retaining; third, by preventing restitution; fourth, by purchase.     • (f. p3v) First, by an indicative sign; second, by an inducive manner; third, by an inciting word; fourth, by an encouraging deed.     • (f. p4r) First, by remaining silent; second, by consenting; third, by impeding; fourth, by participating.

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Second in a weekly series devoted to eight forms of religiosity concerning restitution (see sermon 24/1/33). Addressing those who provide the “effective cause” of harm, Bernardino sets aside the issue of usury, postponing it to the following sermon.