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An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen…An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen…
An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen the wisdom & perfection of the government of Christs kingdom accommodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannical / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen the wisdome & perfection of the government of Christs kingdome accomodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannicall / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.
London: printed by M.S. for Livewel Chapman, 1655
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 2. Fornication to be punished. 1. With marriage of the maid, or giving her a sufficient dowry. Exod. 22. 16. And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lye with her: he hshall surely endow her to be his wife. If her father iutterly refuse, to give her to him: he shall kpay money, according to the dowry of virgins. 2. It is to be punished with stripes (though fewer) from the equity of the former case.
Sect. 2. Fornication to be punished. 1. With marriage of the maide, or giving her a sufficient dowry. Exod. 22. 16. And if a man intice a maid that is not betrothed, and lye with her: he hshall surely endow her to be his wife. If her father iutterly refuse, to give her to him: he shall kpay money, according to the dowry of virgins. 2. It is to be punished with stripes (though fewer) from the equity of the former case.
- hHeb. Endowing, he shall endow her.
- iIn refusing doth refuse.
- kHeb. weigh.
Sect. 3. Rash and profane swearing and cursing to be punished. 1. With loss of honour or office if he be a Magistrate or Officer. Meet it is that their name should be dishonoured, who do dishonour Gods name. 2. With loss of freedom. 3. With disability to give testimony. 4. With corporal punishment; either by stripes, or by branding them with an hot iron, or boring through the tongue, as he hath bored and pierced Gods name. This seems to be grounded upon the equity of the Law of blasphemy, in the 7. Chapter and 1. Section, by way of proportion. However my copy hath no Scriptures annexed.