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Malice is so mad, that it will not spare friend, to wreak vengeance on foes. So Garnet told the Powder-traitors; that some innocent might be destroyed with many nocent, if the public good could not otherwise be perfected. His instance was, that in a Town besieged, though some friends were there; yet no wrong nor offence, at advantage to cut all their throats. Hence, if there had been Papists in the Parliament-house, yet rather then loose so holy a massacre, they must have flown up with others. Call you these Saints? Tantaene animis coelestibus irae? It was Gods reservation in the old Testament, ¹for accursed Sodom, Si decem justi, if ten righteous persons be found there, &c. It was Christs suspension in the new,² Let the tares alone till Harvest, least the Wheat be plucked up withal, Theodosius was taxed, that in sontes unà cum sontibus trucidasset, that he had slain the good with the guilty; and might not be suffered to enter into the Temple. In the Primitive Church the Bishops staid process against the Priscillian Heretics, ne catholici cum illis perirent, least some good Christians should perish with them. Jehu intending due destruction to the worshippers of Baal, ³made a special search, that none of the Lords servants were amongst them. But malice is ever blind, to see what sequel attends her courses. The Envious man is content to loose one eye of his own, so he may put out both his neighbours: nay, which is worse, he will loose both his own to put out one of his. The least trespass shall not pass without suite. The Devil can send him on a very slight errand to Westminster-hall. Be the case never so broken, if the Lawyers wit can stitch it together, that it may hold to a nisi prius, it is enough. I may (with a little inversion) read his destiny from the Poet.

Malice is so madde, that it will not spare friend, to wreake vengeance on foes. So Garnet told the Powder-traitours; that some innocent migh• be destroyed with many nocent, if the publicke good could not otherwise be perfected. His instance was, that in a Towne besieged, though some friends were there; yet no wrong nor offence, at aduantage to cut all their throates. Hence, if there had beene Papists in the Parliament-house, yet rather then loose so holy a massacre, they must haue flowne vp with others. Call you these Saints? Tantaene animis coelestibus irae? It was Gods reseruation in the olde Testament,