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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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A man is bound to another, in an hundred pound, to pay fifty at a day. The same man, not by negligence, but by some necessity, breaks his day, and afterwards brings the principal debt. Now to take the forfeiture, is in this case, extremity: though the law doth yield it. And if a man stand upon this extremity, he deals not honestly and equally, but hardly and extremely with his neighbour: and the law cannot free him in this case, from manifest Injustice.
A man is bound to another, in an hundreth pound, to pay fiftie at a day. The same man, not by negligence, but by some necessitie, breakes his day, and afterwards brings the principall debt. Now to take the forfeiture, is in this case, extremitie: though the law doth yeeld it. And if a man stand vpon this extremitie, he deales not honestly and equally, but hardly and extremely with his neighbour: and the law cannot free him in this case, from manifest Iniustice.
What is then the moderation in this case? Even this, to take thine own and remit the forfeiture: the reason is, because the cause & ground of appointing a forfeiture, was not for advantage, but only for the better security of the principal: which seeing thou hast, ⟨p. 22⟩thou hast that which the law did intend thee.
What is then the moderation in this case? Euen this, to take thine owne and remitte the forfeiture: the reason is, because the cause & groūd of appointing a forfaiture, was not for aduantage, but only for the better securitie of the principall: which seeing thou hast, ⟨p. 22⟩thou hast that which the law did intēd thee.