A65285:2364
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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(11.) By Unmercifulness. 1. By taking away that which is necessary for the Sustentation of Life: As, to take away those Tools or Utensils whereby a Man gets his Living. Deut. 24.6. No man shall take away the nether or the upper Millstone ⟨p. 361⟩to pledge, for he takes a mans Life. 2. By not helping him when he is ready to perish. You may be the Death of another as well by not relieving him, as by offering him Violence. Si non paveris, occidisti. Ambrose. If thou dost not feed him that is starving, thou killest him. And then how many are guilty of the Breach of this Commandment?
(11.) By Vnmercifulness. 1. By taking away that which is necessary for the Sustentation of Life: As, to take away those Tools or Utensils whereby a Man gets his Living. Deut. 24.6. No man shall take away the nether or the upper Milstone ⟨p. 361⟩to pledge, for he takes a mans Life. 2. By not helping him when he is ready to perish. You may be the Death of another as well by not relieving him, as by offering him Violence. Si non paveris, occidisti. Ambrose. If thou dost not feed him that is starving, thou killest him. And then how many are guilty of the Breach of this Commandment?
(12.) By not Executing the Law upon Capital Offenders. A Felon having committed Six Murders, the Judge may be said to be guilty of Five of them,1 because he did not execute the Felon for his first Offence. The next thing I shall speak to, is to show the Aggravations of this Sin of Murder. As,
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