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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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The drift of this law is, to repress that common and general sin of the every, a prevailing sin, as any other, and so far prevailing; as the rigour of good laws is necessarily required, for the repressing of it: so that this law was made, for the cutting off of such rotten members, as do but corrupt others, and of whose amendment there is no hope.
The drift of this law is, to represse that common and generall sinne of the euerie, a preuailing sinne, as any other, and so farre preuailing; as the rigour of good lawes is necessarily required, for the repressing of it: so that this lawe was made, for the cutting off of such rotten members, as doe but corrupt others, and of whose amendment there is no hope.
Now, suppose a young boy pinched with hunger, cold, and poverty, steals meat, apparel, ⟨p. 13⟩and other things for relief, being pressed to it by want, and not having knowledge, or grace to use better means: to put this person to death, for this fact, is the extremity of the law, in respect of the circumstances of the person, who did it, being a child: and of the end, for which he did it, to relieve his wants.
Now, suppose a young boy pinched with hunger, cold, and pouertie, steales meate, apparell, ⟨p. 13⟩and other things for releife, beeing pressed to it by want, and not hauing knowledge, or grace to vse better meanes: to put this person to death, for this facte, is the extremitie of the law, in respect of the circumstances of the person, who did it, beeing a childe: and of the end, for which he did it, to releiue his wants.