The law unsealed

Again Murder, as it respecteth the bodily life of our Neighbour, is either immediate, as Cains was of Abel, Joab's of Abner and Amasa. or mediate, as Sauls was of the Lords Priests, Davids of Uriah, and Achabs of Naboth.

Again Murther, as it respecteth the bodily life of our Neighbour, is either immediate, as Cains was of Abel, Joahs of Abner and Amasa. or mediate, as Sauls was of the Lords Priests, Davids of Uriah, and Achabs of Naboth.

Again, killing may be considered either as purposed, such as Cain's was of Abel, and Joab's of Abner and Amasa, or not purposed; which again is twofold: 1. Innocent, which is even by the Law of God every way so, and is indeed no breach of this Command: as when a man, following his duty, doth that which beside, & contrary to his intention, & without any previous neglect or oversight in him, proveth the hurt & death of another. 2. Culpable, because although it do proceed beyond the purpose of the person, yet it is occasioned and caused by a culpable negligence: As suppose one were hewing with an Axe, which he either knew, or might have known to be loose, and the head not well fastened to the helve, did not advertise those about him of it, if by flying off, it happened to wound or kill any person, he were not innocent, but if without any inadvertency, he either knew not that it were loose, or that any were about him, if then it should fall off and kill his Neighbour, in this case he is guiltless: So when the Lord commanded those who built houses to build battlements about the roofs of them if any person fell where the battlements were, the Master was free; if the battlements were not he was guilty.

Again, killing may be considered either as purposed, such as Cain's was of Abel, and Joab's of Abner and Amasa, or not purposed; which again is twofold: 1. Innocent, which is even by the Law of God every way so, and is indeed no breach of this Command: as when a man, following his duty, doth that which beside, & contrary to his intention, & without any previous neglect or oversight in him, proveth the hurt & death of another. 2. Culpable, bcause although it do proceed beyond the purpose of the person, yet it is occasioned and caused by a culpable negligence: As suppose one were hewing with an Ax, which he either knew, or might have known to be loose, and the head not well fastened to the helve, did not advertise those about him of it, if by flying off, it happend to wound or kill any person, he were not innocent, but if without any inadvertencie, he either knew not that it were loose, or that any were about him, if then it should fall off and kill his Neighbour, in this case he is guiltless: So when the Lord commanded those who built houses to build battlements about the roofs of them if any person fell where the battlements were, the Master was free; if the battlements were not he was guilty.