An answer to some cases of conscience respecting the country. By Solomon Stoddard, A.M.…

1. SOMETIMES it rises from the Injustice or Unmercifulness of the Plaintiff. The King of the Ammonites challenged what was not his due, Judg. 12.12. And the Servant did very ill, that •ook his fellow servant by the throat for a small debt, Mat. 18.28.

2. SOMETIMES from Dishonesty, or Disingenuity of the Defendant. Many Men lie shamefully in Debt, and break their […], which is a just Provocation to others to Sue them; They bring others under such necessity, that they will be great sufferers, if they do not seek their Remedy at the Law. The Rule is, That we owe no man any thing but Love, Rom. 13.8.

2. SOMETIMES from Dishonesty, or Disingenuity of the Defendant. Many Men lie shamefully in Debt, and break their 〈…〉, which is a just Provocation to others to Sue them; They bring others under such necessity, that they will be great sufferers, if they do not seek their Remedy at the Law. The Rule is, That we owe no man any thing but Love, Rom. 13.8.

4. SOMETIMES through the greediness of Lawyers: the more Men contend at Law, the more they gain and they stir up strife among Neighbours: and when Persons are Cast, persuade them to Appeal; say to them, as Absalom in another case,