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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…

Name: An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen…
Author: John Cotton

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.

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed by M.S. for Livewel Chapman, 1655

[7], 35, [4] p. · 15k words · Wing C6407 · ESTC R23786

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AN ABSTRACT OF Laws and Government, &c. › Chapter 8: Of other crimes less heinous, such as are to be punished with some corporal punishmen…AN ABSTRACT OF Lawes and Government, &c. › Chapter 8: Of other crimes lesse heynous, such as are to be punished with some corporall punishmen…

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But if it be the maiming or wounding of a servant, the servant to go forth free from such a service. Exo. 21. 20, 21. 26, 27. And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod, and he lye under his hand: ^she shall surely be punished. Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two days: he shall not be punished ^tfor he is his money. And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of bis maid, that it perish: ^uhe shall let him go free for his eye sake

But if it be the mayming or wounding of a servant, the servant to go forth free from such a service. Exo. 21. 20, 21. 26, 27. And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod, and he lye under his hand: ^she shall surely be punished. Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two dayes: he shall not be punished ^tfor he is his money. And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of bis mayd, that it perish: ^uhe shall let him goe free for his eye sake

sHeb. in avenging they shall be avenged.
tOr avenged.
uHeb. shall dismiss him, because of his eye.Heb. shall dismisse him, because of his eye.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Cotton 1584–1652

Place

London

Printer

M.S.

Bookseller

Livewel Chapman

Year

1655

Size

[7], 35, [4] p.

Words

15,361

Catalogue

Wing C6407 · ESTC R23786

Text

EEBO-TCP A34659

Passages

177

Sections

Title page

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…

CHAP. IX. Of the trial of Causes, whether civill or criminal, and the execution of sentence.

CHAP. IX. Of the tryall of Causes, whether civill or criminall, and the execution of sentence.

CHAP. X. Of causes criminal between our people and foreign Nations.

CHAP. X. Of causes criminall between our people and forreign Nations.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IX. Of the trial of Causes, whether civill or criminal, and the execution of sentence.

CHAP. IX. Of the tryall of Causes, whether civill or criminall, and the execution of sentence.

CHAP. X. Of causes criminal between our people and foreign Nations.

CHAP. X. Of causes criminall between our people and forreign Nations.

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