A discourse of conscience wherein is set down the nature, properties, and differences thereofA discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof

Judicial laws of Moses are all such as prescribe order for the execution of justice and ¹judgement in the common-wealth. They were specially given by God, & directed to the Jews: who for this very cause were bound […] conscience to keep them all: and if the common-wealth of the Jews were now standing in the old estate, no doubt they should continue still to bind as before.

Iudiciall lawes of Moses are all such as prescribe order for the execution of iustice and ¹iudgement in the common-wealth. They were specially given by God, & directed to the Iewes: who for this very cause were bound 〈…〉 conscience to keepe them all: and if the common-wealth of the Iewes were now standing in the old estate, no doubt they should continue still to bind as before.

1. 1§ 5. Of Judicials binding.§ 5. Of Iu••cials binding.

But ••uching other nations and specially Christian common wealths in these d••es, the case is otherwise. Some are of opinion, that the whole judicial law is wholly abolished: and some again run to the other extreme, holding that Judicial laws bind Christians as straightly as Jews: but no doubt, they are both wide▪ and the safest course, is to keep the mean between both. Therefore the Judicial laws of Moses according to the substance and scope thereof must be distinguished▪ in which respects they ^bare of two sorts. Some of them are laws of particular equity, some of