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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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Hitherto of the first and principal branch of Public Equity.
Hitherto of the first and principall branch of Publike Equitie.
To proceed further. As this public Equity principally stands, in the moderation of the laws of men; so it descends more specially even to all the public actions of a mans life: so that by the rule and direction of this Equity, thus described, men may know how to guide themselves, in suing bonds, and taking forfeitures: and how men may with good conscience, carry themselves in suretyships, in taking of fines, in letting of leases, and in all manner of mutual bargains, betwixt man and man. By virtue of this, a man may see how to frame all these and such like actions, in such sort, as himself shall reap credit, and gain enough, & his neighbour help and succour by him.
To proceede further. As this publike Equitie principally stands, in the moderation of the laws of men; so it descends more specially euē to all the publike actions of a mans life: so that by the rule and direction of this Equitie, thus described, men may know how to guide themselues, in suing bondes, and taking forfeitures: and how men may with good conscience, carrie themselues in suretyships, in taking of fines, in letting of leases, and in all manner of mutuall bargains, betwixt man and man. By vertue of this, a man may see how to frame all these and such like actions, in such sort, as himselfe shall reape credit, and gaine ynough, & his neighbour helpe and succour by him.
For in forfeitures of bonds, forfeitures of lands, or leases, in suretyships, in rents, in fines, ⟨p. 21⟩and all other dealings of men together, there are these two things.