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Show 3 5'2 A Difljmta conccrning rim inflavzlng (f the Indians. to happen the Sentiments of either of "em about which yes. Suite to lilo. inic-«rn‘r'drP .l‘.) ,li what inetli:..cl 4311;;htto he us‘d lot yin: the Catholic loitn in the new \i‘orlci, ii a a l lately dil‘covez‘i he Pil‘llllllh‘l‘i of Gel, the Emperor 121:2? 2‘ )‘ecit thol}, Nations is) 3 :2. Go Vernment without oilending his Coniciencc3 ion‘forming hi tifelf entirely to the Bull of Pope 5.1:. antler: 7Tis firll neceilary to enquire whetherthe Emperor may inl'tly maize Vr'ar with the Indians before the Faith of the Gofpel be. preachll to 'em; and leether thele People will he in any condition to receive- the Light of the Gofpel? after they have Lin firbdul‘i by force of Arms; whether tncy will be more trac‘rahle and docil, and better difpos‘d to receive the. linprellions dehgn‘d to be given, to as to rejc-f'r theifi Errors, and embrace the Doctrine of the Sahel. 'Dr.Scpalueda maintains, that this War I I; 3 Examples and Authorities taken out of the h oly Scripture. za'ly. By the Sufl‘raie of Doctors and Canonifts. 3051}. By a particular account of the grofs Crimes which the Indians commit. He cite a Pallage out of Door. 2.0. to explain after Wha s t manner War ought to be made on the Indian s 5 the words are thefe: ll/hcn than come/l nigh unto a City tofig ln again/l it, than proclaim Peace onto it. A'n d it [ball L‘A',' if it maize than an wcr of Peace, and open unto the, thin ilflaall be that all the People that isfbnnal therein, [hall be Tributaries unto thee, and the} [hal l fore/e tine. Andif it will make no Peace within/ace, but will molar: l/Var again/l H963, then than flJalt bcflcgc it .' An when the L0 R D My God bar/9 deliruer'a' it into d tb bands, tboa [halt fmz'te over} Male tbcr cof will) the Mg of the Sword: V€l‘. 10, I I, 12, 13. and 116?. 16; is not only allowable and lawful, bat necellhry. The Bifliop of Ciapa is of the contrary Opinion, 1 g . . , . But of the Cirio; of tbcfc People which the Lord tb} God dotbgiivc thecfor an Inheritance, thou f/Jalr fave alive nothing that brearbcrb. The Doctor adds, that Pallage is not to be ftriélly taken, and enforc'dthis a- Srjlnlwi'd'd {imports his Opinion iyy four principal gainft the Indian: with f0 much feverity : tho 'tis alfo faidz, 779115 flialt than do unto all the Cities that are my farfr'om thee; by which Paflhge the Glofs underl lands . . . and preten os n- HS War is uniufr, and .an lllVlll' . a . y," cihle Ohfta c lr t .- ' no oagation or the Faith intnc Endics.' ‘ , '- Arguments: T .e firr't is founded on the enormous Crimes of which the Indians have bin,' and are eveW (363' lil‘iiltfr, fifpecially their idolatry, and their Sins anoint": Nature. Bis fecond Reafion is taken from their Barbarity and ignorance; which may be rciorm"d under the Government of a People f0 in- ‘idllé'l‘iit and polite as the Spaniards; ‘ His third Realm refpeé‘ts the facility he fuppofes of publilh- ing the Cht‘il'tian Faith to the Indians when they are once {ubdwd- His fourth Argument is taken from the cruel Treatment the Indians give one another, in that they other human Sacrifices to their falfe Gods: HQ confirm: his {TR 3&8an three ways: Ifl'. BY 1 i i ' i ' M Emmpk‘i' thol'e of different Religions. From hence he C0117 eludes, that we may lawfully declare War againlt thofe Nations that are of a Religion differ ent from ours. ' ' ' Mylord Bif'uop anf'wers him four ways. Firll, he lays, it was not to punilh the Sin of Idolatry, tha God commanded the Ifraclircs to make War wit t the Gentiles and lnfidels: That God was pleas'd toh finE16 out precifely {even Nations, the Canaanitcy, the ycbufircr, 5(C. mentioned in Deal. 7. who poflefs'd the Land of Fromife bequeathed to Abraham and his Poflfirity. He allows it to be true, that God de- fisn'd t_0_ punilh the Idolatry of thole Heathen Na~ Hons, In giving 'ezn up to the Ifnnllrcs-j but he Eiysf , . . , i |