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Show of war and Peace executed his judgments by what hand he pleafed, as by Jehu upon Joram. Lafily it is to be noted , in a controverted cafe' a ~~an by no means ought to tak~ upon himfelf ~o jud~e , but follow the / potfeffion. So d1d Chnfl command tribute M~tt. ~:t.. ~o. to be paid to {£far, be,aufe the Money bare his Image ; that is , becaufe he was in potfeffion of the Empire. :. LXXV. Who may lawfully wage war. 'AS in other things , fo in voluntary a-d: ions there arc wont to be thr~e kinds of ef?cient caufes , principal , adjuvant, ~nd mfi:rumental. In war, the principal 1s he, whore work is done· in private a private perf on ; in publick ,.the publick power '· efpccially the higheft. Whether, for thoie that ilirr not themfelves war rna y be raifed by another ' we fh;ll fee elfewhere. Mean while , this we take for certain , n~turaUy every one may vin&~ cate his own ri£Jht. Therefo1·e were our f.zw.. vf.ttr%vi,H,-,.t .DCi.cie. ha n ds gt·v en us •'." 's ut, to pro fi t anot he r .m t,,. Offic.ex what we can, IS not only lawful! but Paetio.DD. ad commendable. The writers of Offices tru· k~.jiquisin{tr-ly fay, Nothtn~ is more ferviceahle to {"llli•tt uttm. v. de h N h 1 e h'b man,. t . an an(lt er man. pw, t ere are tie )u~/p}c;: '·divers bpnds between men,Which enga~ ,. ~1nde illucl, them to mutuat aide. For kinfmen al· Porro J?.~ri·. femble to ·Bring· help, and·neighborsare ~e,,& ! 11vatar;. calld upon, ~nd fellow-citizens*. Arifto· '·~t.ad ,4/cx. tie [aid\ It bchoveth every one, eicherco take *Fhe ftrft p~~rt.. 11: ake arms for himfelf, if he hath received Ba t • 1 'Ut injury, or for his kindred, or for his be- vi~."~~hju.ftir. nefatl:ors , or to 1\el'p his fellows , if they & jl4re n. 7. i!Jo be wronged. And So/o"J'J taught, 'that the S, Jafortihid:Tt• Commonwealths would be happy, where- 2.9·P4nor.n·~8•• . ld h' k h . . Sylvt{J. m'Vnf1. m every one wou t m a not e~ Jn JU-, pellum. 9• s nes to be his t. But , fuppnfe- otl\·« .obli- Pl\ltarch;s, ~· oations be wantino , the communion oF refert : Civ1t,.. tl t> ' ," , tUIII jlfafelicif:.- flrae colitw , in IJAtR"qNi in;Mri~m ,., fenflrlt, & quV.[mf"' fe orP"" ~~~nt, er injuriatn &llpt~tntes puni1111t. hum:linCI nature is...fufficient. No man is "M~nandridl• unconcerned in that which is humane. ltutne(f: * ltis a ~aying of lnjuJiiarum ·fi-imprpblil alltlhribtW ., L Democrttus : Our Rrponmmus ultiPnem. ftng(l-li, ' duty is , to defend!. Nobis, puta~tts Jftfi qftpd fit ~l~tri, , fheo.weftr~ith' 1n._ lltt~· no~ J~nfl;. 'oD{plr~u~v•r•hlls; . . d N'ou prltvalere~ 1tmdcthn11 ,mpttkr . · JHYJ ' an not ne• .Audax-mdlorii11Y. qui D~ith~"'iiili gleU them : for J~tffi~p, Jht1kti lJIIItl4 m•·*t f'71dit'er that is ju ft and .A.#t n#lll penitustffint, •ut pidtci •tllnod'ii1111 good. Which is thu5 explained by La& an- Lil>. 6. tius :God, who hath not given wifedom to other ltvinE' 'cri~ture-s, hath.fecu-&d· '- them by natural muniments from ajfault "~d peril. But to 'man , becaufe he formed htm nakpl aHd frail , that he might ra-ther furnifh him with wifedom,he hath gi- 'llt11,beftde other things ,this piom ajfeilion, -phereby one is inclmed to defend , love , cherifh another, and afford mutual atd againft ~til dangers. When we fpeak of lnflruments, we do not here underf\and ~· ~um ~llmM. l1~ ar 111s, an dr1. uc hl'1k e t h'm gs , bu t thofe per- li&.u. eutlf,l lCOII, fons, who aCt fo by their own will, that · their |
