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Show LX X. OfChriftian fu!JjellioH. Tis a greater que~ion, whether fo much as was lawtull for ~avid, and i:. :· · ' lawfull for the MAccahtes , be allowed · ·:: ,' .. unto Chrifiians; whole MaHer to often · ~~, comma~d}ng his difciples to undertake . the crols,iecms to require a patience more . : rxa·Cl. Certain! y, where Superiours threa· . .. . · ten c;:hrifiians with death for reli~ion · · ~ .. , fake ·., Chrifl gives them leave to Hy; · · them I mean whom necdfary office bmds _!,.) • not to ~ny place.: befide flight he permits .: · nothing, And· Peter fa1th , Chrift,when he fuffered , )eft us an example to follow; 's Ptl.· •• ' ·' J who d~J no: fin"' neither WM guile fou~td ~~· in his mo11th:WhD when he WM revtled,re· · vileJnot.again;when he fufferd,he threat· ~ . nednot;but commit tid him[elf to him that juJteth r.ighteoufl!· The lame Apollle ''P11.4·1J.ct"~.·b1ds Chriflians givc .thanks to God, and rejqice, if· they fujfer 111. Chriflians, And furely , by this pat~ence moft of all , we · ' · fi..nde Chriftian rel'igion to have prevailed and fr.read it felf • . yY'herefore, in my opt· nion,the antient Chrifiians, who,coming frefii ftom the difciplin of the Apottles and Apoll:olical men , did more perfea· , ty both underll:and and obey their pre .. ,. fcr1ptions , are·1~ery much injur'd by them , who chink' the reafon wh1 they defended not · themfelves in moH certain . petill of death, was, bccaufc they '!"anted · · noc . ~ ""' . . . . ' .. ~?:,\~ ; ..... ". no~ will , but Hrength. Imprudent , no doubt , and impudent had Ter,tu//ia,. been, if t before the Empcrours , who could not be ignorant of the truth,hc had fo confidently dared to tell a ly : ~.c we were willing ( faithlte) to ufe t~pen hoftilitJ , fho.N/4 we want numher s And f~rce s 1 Wt have fi/t'd JDUrCities,IlandJ, Cajfles, Towns, .Camps; PAlace, Senate, All your p_Lfees,. /Jut 1our Temples. e.And were our forceJ #IZitjHal to yours , we might ea.fi_IJ malt! war upon you, when we are fo w1l- • Ad Dcme; ling to he jl.tin, if o11r Religion did AI well rria!lum. ~ ~1/ow Ul to kjll, As to he kiLled. Here alfo ~ E~ud~m .h~ • Cypr1•a n ,Co' ll owes h..u . maan cr,an d open 1y el1pb:nll o~lan m1 1• 1~ prod ames ; Hence tt u ., that non1 of H4 , ttllt~it (~d., '19htn he is apprehended, rejifteth: norre- v~rfa.r~us)C~rf flengtth himfolf ~tgainft your u11juft vio- Jl• rllfllttsMt,.len~ e, alheit our people is exceedin,. nu- 'J!.',J""'tf•~~n . 6 C"'IIY,Il IJ 11a merouJ,. Our fecurtty of the future re- pr11tw• flare, VJtnge mak.!s m patient. The innocent t~inci n~p~," Jield unto the nocent t.And LaCtamius .. mor~pD~; ~ We put confidence in his Majeftyf"RRho can ho&lp[~m.,,a,, AS well revenge t h e contempt o,J t h t.m ,Jf .e. /l f , mtjfoor, i IJtUiwIIIi t7n1t t'n tc as the lAbours and injuries of his {erVAIItl. rtpUf'larl e~~- · .And therefore when we Jujfer fuch hor- tr4 impup"'!; . rid things, we oppo[t not fo much as a tt~,eum ~~~Jc., tAinfaying word, hut leave vengeance to :~":::::::m";;..; God. Nor did Auguftin look upon any ctt~t,{tdprompthing dfe when hefe.ith: Let notthejuft te& animtUr man e[pecia/11 ha1Jt any other thoughts in (~tnguinem era-:: the[e mAtttrs, hut that he ma1 underta/c! ~~~b' Wltl' t1 whom it is lawful!, for to all it is L;;. 6.fg11, 10; not lawful/, And this is his : .As oft as in fof. Emperours |
