upDn the BpijlleDf J A M 'I s. V.111l5.t. which c:annotbedone without War many time~, as Judges wtth us · now ~ We atTe bidden t<'> give alf necdfary fupports to th<tm that arein Authority for chemaintena:nceofJu!fice, Mat. 22. Givtto Ccefar ,&a and Ram. 13· 6, 7· ~· 'Iheri is fo li~tle in SeriptUtte abeut ir, bec~ufe nuure offc fdfis.pronce Oo fuch ~r?d and viulent remedies, ir being revengeful and :u:nl;,iciousNou than fee h1 all fuch like cares, where man is very r~ady to pntCtife,the S€ripture is very fparing in ltcenGng or· requirit1g: We all:ddire to fin cum·privile– gio, with a wan:ant fromH~aven; and to fa9 as thofe in the Prophet, m Thou haft. decei'l!,ed m; ·er this w~ do by divi'n'e \¥arrant :·mIer. · 4 IO Therefore the Scnptutte mmany matt--ers ufeth 1 gr-eat filenGe an~~ refervation, lefi by freqaent Iojuntl'rons·it draw out our n·arural cruelty and·revenge,which it feekenh every where eo refirain. 6. There are fenral o·~her Reafons why ChriH:ianicy fuould,be fo fparing ia direcftions arrd. alterations con(erning Wan Pardy to·take off che . f<~:andat<'fbei.ng a make;!Ja;te,ttfie (.q(ua-1 confeGJUeAt of t~e Gofpel' be-· ingatS.word; through·t:he Gorruption of the·world. Par-tly c0 1keetf peef'l't! pat~~nr, andl'in aptaceable <to- ~a~ication,. as long as Equity aruh:~mmcm1 f'afety maJ< pt..tmit.; and maf rfiere n1a.y · b~ an e;X!ercif~ for. Fa\th <I1~pe'dl.ling th€1 rt'ccimprntes::e0C!;ocl ·~o~all nbeJ\lVPdng d~ne !. to US)·' an'd·efr.hankfu1n~(Sl,- f-orgiv~ragJ ~MrChritt.s rU~ti.• . Pa'"t:ttlylt0 -re-l. !llitin ar.uelt>y and dt:lign c- in.W.a:r ;, rhat:s,a cli,arafrer.of- {ftopflftne. meg,. l\owJawful1 foev€tl'tf1€ <:IllU.rteU~f}; Pfa!. 6S.-jo•. C! I·20: 1-: 1ihe.y t:.t e.) fo;• War, & (f. ._ 11 ' l'!!t al batbar-ot1,S<ahti' ~e:i£U9' d1lpoflnos. . n .'f?<.:ttcm lli{< Prtitlly..co rfh~W) dint p@at:e J:OO{f-nbt 'b~ ·f.:5rokm·~u~'opGb ul'geht·n~'6¥Jrdt.e, q1~em ceffity j every-di(conten t with prf'fentJatlliitswUh1tl~ ·\varranl:~ fi c;:des CO'itrtm.' dlfper-aw a remedy ; 1 ~anhing tfo n!gh1y {'l{Fial ahd' atfl iiq<iveifhenld}t~;~ ~;fe';;.~/~bl?'tlte la.ft re·fbge. PJirtly tb•pr.event unt~wtultWars. But youtw~U ettrn ex nwn~·i . fay, W•hat Wars.flre unlawful '? I~ao f\:vet' : T-o make a Wada\vfuJ'l>o ;nin~tm,ex fl~ there rnuft.bcr aconcurrenGl' offe~era!"cUings<: iJHcre muin:Sc' o{fen" ;,ifJ 1 £ 6 hu mJ?l a; , jio patientu,the merits of the cau(e; 'jrtrijdiflio )udicentt4.,the·war~ :~:~~·~ . ext/me ~ant ~f Authority;. i~renti9 finu C()fl~(~ientis, the_uptightnef~ · of ·;,,t~~1 f." ;i·c., . mtencwn;J and!~Utt.u profiqu-emu, the form ot' profecuuon. Phil ip. 1 ~, I •. When there is not a goodCau(e, the a!failed may cry-as David~ L<#'id; theJ hate•me WithosJt. a ca'tt~fe ': 1 Every flight pte remte wilL norwar.ramlit, nor every real Caufe)till 'orher means ar~ t-r~red ; f.br Wartbemg.tlte higheftiNCl: of·Vindidi\fe Jttfii~, muG: 'never bl:' u~ dertakenbut UP.en wdg~1ty· R!~afonS'·: ·ns good1co lookeo this Cir– ct.tmftante.; if th~ <t:aufe be'g.oodJ-and ·you:are ttioved·wirh'orher·· · parLtcular . I
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