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Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lecturesHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures
Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assigns in Cambridge by a preacher of the wordHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assignes in Cambridge by a preacher of the word
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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Yet in this duty of forgiving outward injuries, two cautions are to be remembered •. That there is a time, when a man is not to forbear and suffer, but may stand upon his guard, and defend himself from the injury: and that is, when his life is endangered, as when a man is assaulted by a thief, or by his deadly enemy, who seeks his life, and can have no help, he is in that case to help himself, ⟨p. 57⟩when he must either kill or be killed, then reason and religion bids him defend himself: & being in that case, that a man cannot have the Magistrates help, that bears the sword for his defence, Gods puts for that time the sword, into a mans own hand, and makes him a Magistrate for that time, and occasion. For in cases of such extremity, god allows every man to be a Magistrate, not only to defend himself, but even to kill his enemy, if it be impossible, any way else to save his own life: and this defence of a mans self, hinders not the duty of forgiving, for so far must a man forbear and forgive, that he be sure to defend his own life.
Yet in this dutie of forgiuing outward iniuries, two cautions are to be remembred •. That there is a time, when a man is not to forbeare and suffer, but may stand vpon his guard, and defend himselfe from the iniurie: and that is, when his life is indangered, as when a man is assaulted by a theife, or by his deadly enemie, who seekes his life, and can haue no helpe, he is in that case to helpe himselfe, ⟨p. 57⟩when he must either kill or be killed, then reason and religion biddes him defend himselfe: & being in that case, that a man cannot haue the Magistrates helpe, that beares the sword for his defence, Gods puts for that time the sword, into a mans owne hand, and makes him a Magistrate for that time, and occasion. For in cases of such extremitie, god allowes euery man to be a Magistrate, not onely to defend himselfe, but euen to kill his enemie, if it be impossible, any way els to saue his owne life: and this defence of a mans selfe, hinders not the dutie of forgiuing, for so farre must a man forbeare and forgiue, that he be sure to defend his owne life.