A brief exposition with practical observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…

Object. But his intention was not to hurt him, at least mortally, but to reform him.

Object. But his intention was not to hurt him, at least mortally, but to reforme him.

Answ. Sundry of these acts are not intended of God for reformation, as such diet, washing in cold water, wet Apparel, and then kept from fire, hanging over the fire with smoke, bruises on the head. 2. Intention to destroy is no necessary ingredient to murder. As in case First, Of knocking a servant when death followeth, Exod. 21.20, 21. If one or two violent strokes of correction on which death followeth be Capital, is it not alike Capital to shorten life by many acts of rigour hastening death by degrees? Secondly, Of killing a child in the womb, Exod. 21, 22, 23. Thirdly, Of not keeping up a goring Ox, Exod. 21, 29. Two things be requisite to make casual killing murder. viz. 1. To be conversant in Re illicita, whence death followeth as the Benjamites in defiling the Levites Concubine, Judg. 19.25, 26. 2. in re licita non adhibere debitam diligentiam ad evitandum mortale periculum: as in these three cases: hence such as give Poculum amatorium, whence death followeth, summo supplicio afficiuntur. Co. Tom. 1. Part. 2. Col. 2. page 592. Its done, licet non malo animo, yet malo exemplo.

Answ. Sundry of these acts are not intended of God for reformation, as such diet, washing in cold water, wet Apparrel, and then kept from fire, hanging over the fire with •moake, bruises on the head. 2. Intention to destroy is no necessary ingredient to murder. As in case First, Of knocking a servant when death followeth,