)u8 [a{er of Conjcience. 3· Booke. courfe,prefentlytobercuengedvponhisad- A I. Whether a man may defend himfelfc uerfanes: but proceedesm this order, FIC£!, by law1 , he takes notice of the fact, andcommits his II. How he may defend hlmfelfeby law1 eaure toGod,v. 39.and then afterward, asop· l I I.Whethera man maydefend himfdfe portunityferued , gaue the parties their iu£! by force? dclorr. The reafon was, becaufe becing ne••ly I V. How! inueUed in rhe kingdome,his aduerfaries were V. Whether a manmaydefend himfelfe (lrong,and himfelfe wcake, cuen by his owne by combate1 confe£I'ion, and therefore not able ar the fir!!, I, CA[<, WhetheraJ!lan may with good ro redre!Te the tmur1e done VllfO hn,. But confctcnceandameeke Spirit, defend himwhen he had oncec£lablilhed himfelfe, then , felfeby law, for wrong• that are done vnto he dorhnot onely beginne, >.Sam,t9·'4·but him 1 , proccedes to ful execution ofpuniflnnentvpI anfwer aflirmatiuely: A man may,with on rhem,aswe reade, t. Km.z.ver.s.G.j4.J5· good confcicnce, defend himfelfe aoain£l The third fort ofwrongs, arc greater iniugreatiniurics,by the benefitof law, Fo~Ma· rie•luchasare,noronelyoffcnr,uer~ourper- B gi£lracy is Gods ordinance, forthegoodof (ons,but withal! doe pretudtce ourhues, and men, Rom, '3·4· and therefore men may vfe brmg aruinevpon om eCI:atcs, both in goods the ~c:nefir ofauthority, iudgemenr• and tuand good name.Thefe arc the highe!l degree nfd1ction of Magi!lrates, without breach of ofioiurics, manifeflcd mopen and ~pparant confcicncc. Againe, it is theexpretTe h.wof wrongs,And therefore anfwcrable to rhem,is God,tharwhen a falfe witnes riferh vp again£! required rhc third and htghc!l dcgrccofCiea man,roacculehim ofa trefpalfe; that both mcncie,which !landsi~three things. Firfi,in the accufcr and the accufed, lhould !landbe. raking notice: fccondly, in forgiuing them: foreGods,rhatis,before hi.• Prie!ls &Iudges thh·dly, in a iu£! and lawfull defending our forthetllue beemg,and haueremedy atthetr (clues again£! the wronging parries. Thisi• hands, An example of which iudiciaU dethe Cumme and fub£lanccofrhe anfwer. .fence,wehaue in Paul, who in cafe ofwrong, For the better concetumg w,hcreof, fundry makes hts appealc to the iudgement feate of ~dlionsarc furrhcrto be propounded and Rome,Act,>s.ro. reloiucd. Bur it is alleadged out of Scripture, to the Firfi ingt,JtrAII, it is demanded, how aman contraric,Luk.6.z9.Tt1 him that(miuth theeDn nmuld and ought toforgiuean iniurie. rheonech"k.Yffiraljotheother, Muh.s.4o. If .An[. In forg1uenctTe rhere be foure rhiogs. C a.'l} mAn wi!l(tuthrc At the14w,andt4k!llWtt] th] The firfl is forgiuenciTeofRnungr, that is, CD4t~,/,thimcarriethycl9ak! al(o. ofrequiring cuill forcuill, etther by thought, A".f. Thefc places are fpokeo of priuate word,or deed,This mu[~ alwaics be praCiifcd. perfons, rhat want rhe defence •nd allill•nce For vengeance is not ours,but the Lords,and ofthe publike Magillrotc; andfuch mufiragrcat rea(on then, rhat we fhould cucrmore tcr futfCr wrong vp!)n wrong, blow vpon torgiue,in regard ofreueoge and h~tred.This blow, •nd lolfe vpon lolfe, then right their the Apoflle tcacheth, when he (airh, 1. Cor, owne wrongs, by reuenging themfelues. I 3'· s.L'"' i4""pro11•kfd,itn<utrtbink!th,much Againe,it i•obiectcd,rhat Paulfaics, LawJclfe fpeakcs or does,miU. ing is a foult, r.Cor,G.7. Thm i4vtter'J • f••lt _ The fecond isforgiuenclfeofpri11111~ p11ni{hAmongyou. hrcAujeJrgot to l11w one .,;t_h ~~notber, mcnr,which is, when men returncpunifhment &c. for iniuries donc,in way ofrcquitall; and this An[. Wemufi di!ling~ilh berweene things mull alwaiesrakes place with v• , becaufe as rhemfelues, and the manner ofdoing them. vengeance it fclfe, fo alfo puni!hment in way VVhen Paul faies,it/4A/••lt, he condemn<lh , ofreucnge,is c;<oJsalone. D norlawingabfolutely in it felfe, but the Co. _ The third i•, furgiueneffe of i•dgtment, riothian manner ofgoingtolaw: which was whenwe iud~ean iniurie done to be an iniurhis.Fir£l,theywenttolaw withfcandall, bc- •ic.This iudgcmenr wearc not bound to forfore theTribunals of Hcarhentlh and vnbegiuevnro mcn.For.,c may with good con(cileeuingludg<s, andfomadctheQofp<ltobe ence, Judge a Gnnc and a wrong ro boas they flandcred and reprochcd. Secondly, they are. And yet not•·ithfianding,tfa man make wcntto law vpon light caufes, and for {mall fat1sfaclionfor the •·rong done, then there tniurics, whichrheymighrwdl haueputvp, ought robe forgiuencile, eucn in regard of and tafily brooked, Thirdly, in Jawing they iudgemcnr. fell inro rafl1 and violent pallions ofroge, and The fourth is forgiucnelfe •f (atu[aflion. ~nuy,foasrheycouldnortemperthemfelucs, This weore not a!way bound to remit, bur ~>e but mu£! needs goc to law in the firfiylace; may with good confcience, alway require fawhich !houldrather haue beene thela!l & the tisfaction where hurt isdone, defpcrare£! remedic ofaii.And this bad manSecor.dly, forrhc further clearing of this ner ofCuingone another atrhe law,is it which generail Q~c!lion, \Vc are to anfwcr fome Paul rebukes as afault. And itis robecb(er. var.ricular Olfco vfually propounded in the ued,thatPaulnotestheir fault by a word that Jiucs ofm~n,and nam£1y,fiuc. Jignifies""1PeAk.ptf[e or impotetuJ o( their affc... BW"p.t~.o. 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