494 o Sam.25.3z. r t Pet.z,z3. g IVAN] 3.4. CH A P.S. .tin Expofition von the farf Ve R, IS. them, are thefe. Firff, Vcngeanceis Gods: they intrude upon Gods Prerogatiue Royal!, that without warrant from him, prefume to aucnge themfelues. Secondly, His peomife is to repay it : but, bac lege, faith I eguffine, that weewaite his leafure, and preoccupare not his eke - curions. To tell how confcionable Gods Saints haue beetle this way, were long. Of Dauid the Storie is knowne, in the rayling of Shimei. And howfoeuer wee reade of his vow of vengeance in heat of' blood; yet how e bleffeth bee the Lord that kept him from fheddding blood ? O.1r Saniour, faith PETE R, f Being re:siled, bee reiiiled not againe, het committed the vengeance to him that ittd Beth irs/lly. Anabaptifbs and men of that furie, wren this and like Scripture to ouerthrow of Magiliracie; permitting to none in thedayes of the New Teftament to undertake authority of defending the innocent ; my purpofe is not to be long in confutation. Ewen now they are g Minif ers of God, t o take vengeance on them that doe twill. Of Peter wee reade, how hee by fpeciall in1Iinc`I was inftrument of Gods vengeance on A N A N I A S: and l' A v L, on ELY- MA s the Sorcerer. And I maruell, if fatherly Authori- ty remaine in the Family for correelion, as well as for infiruaion , If Ecclefìaflicall Authoritie in the Church by power of the Keyes, why not ciuill alto in the Com- mon- wealth ? betides that, the ends of Magiftracie t ill remaine ; defence of the innocent, repreffing vio- lence, &c. As Pharifes extended thecommiffion of Ma- giftrates to private men ; fo they lay the refiraints of private men, upon Magifirares. How abfurdly ? But generally yee (hall fee it true, they are not fo nar- row in their reftrainr, but the cut-tome of men is as large itì the exercife of reuenge. In fo much that the Pharifes Gloffe Rill pleafeth and feemeth reafonable : eye for eye, tooth far tooth: and he fcarce feemes worthy the name of a man, that digef$s iniury without reuenge. It were long to
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