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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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These are 1. the extremity of the law. 2. the mitigation of the law.
These are 1. the extremitie of the law. 2. the mittigation of the law.
Both these, are put into the hand of the Magistrate by God himself, to be ordered according to his discretion, and as the circumstance requireth; and of them in order. The extremity of the law, is, when any law of man, is urged and executed straightly and precisely, according to the literal sense, and strict form of the words, and the exactest meaning, that can be made out of the words, without any manner of relaxation, at that time, when there is good and convenient cause of mitigation, in regard of the person offending.
Both these, are put into the hand of the Magistrate by God himselfe, to be ordered according to his discretion, and as the circumstance requireth; and of them in order. The extremitie of the law, is, when any law of man, is vrged and executed straightly and precisely, according to the literall sence, and strict forme of the wordes, and the exactest meaning, that can be made out of the wordes, without any manner of relaxation, at that time, when there is good and conuenient cause of mittigation, in regard of the person offending.
This point cannot well be expressed in sewer words.
This point cannot well be expressed in sewer wordes.