A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

4. God forbade his people to make with the Canaanites foedus deditionis or subactionis, (or as others speak) pactum liberatorium, he would have his people show no mercy to those whom he had destinate to destruction, Deut. 7. 2. Herein Ahab sinned, making a brotherly Covenant of friendship with Benhadad, when God had delivered him into his hand, 1 Kings 20. 32, 33, 34. So in all Christian common-wealths, the Magistrate, Gods vicegerent ought to cut off such evil doers, as Gods Word appointeth to be cut off. Davids sparing of Joab and Shimei, being partly necessitate thereto, partly induced by political reasons, (whereof he repented when he was dying, nor could his conscience beat-ease, till he left a charge upon Solomon, for executing justice upon both Joab and Shimei, 1 Kings 2. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.) are no good presidents or warrants to Christian Magistrates, to neglect the executing of justice. 'Tis a better president which David resolveth, upon more deliberately, Psal. 101. 8. I will early destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all wicked doers from the City of the Lord. Mark this all, of what degree or quality soever, without respect of persons, and that early, and without delay. Lastly, and even Joab himself was so far punished by David, that he was cast out of his place and command, 2 Sam. 19. 3. & 20. 4.

4. God forbade his people to make with the Canaanites foedus deditionis or subactionis, (or as others speak) pactum liberatorium, he would have his people shew no mercy to those whom hee had destinate to destruction, Deut. 7. 2. Herein Ahab sinned, making a brotherly Covenant of friendship with Benhadad, when God had delivered him into his hand, 1 Kings 20. 32, 33, 34. So in all Christian common-wealths, the Magistrate, Gods vicegerent ought to cut off such evill doers, as Gods Word appointeth to be cut off. Davids sparing of Ioab and Shimei, being partly necessitate thereto, partly induced by politicall reasons, (whereof he repented when he was dying, nor could his conscience beat-ease, till he left a charge upon Solomon, for executing justice upon both Ioab and Shimei,