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Show 196 1 WAr anJ Peace wrono beoun already , but not confum~ mate~ of which elf where. XIV. It is not lawful to tak! arms 'to dtminifh a N'ei g hbor' s power. THat is in no wife to be allowed, which fame have dcliver'd, that by the Law of Nations, arms may be rightly taken co a bate a growing power,which beino encreafed mioht be able to do hurt. I cont1f eis , in confut1l tation ab o ut war th 'IS is wont alfo to come in , not under the--refpeet of juH:, but of profitable :that if the war be juf.l: apon fame other ground, upon this it may be judged prud~nt· Batd .. li~- 3. tle ly undertaken. Nor do the Authors c1~e.d m. dwi[. here fay any more. But, th~t a po~b1h· i.y of fuifering force fhould gt-ve a ngh~ of # ofhing force , this is far from all e~Uity. So is the life of man , that ful1 fecunty IS ne"er in our hand. Againlt uncertain fears , we muH gua1·d our f'elves by me· ditation of divine pro~idence , and by (harmlefs caution, not by doing violence _. to our neighbours. XV. Dcfenfi.ve war al[o is unju{l- on M part, -v.1ho gave juft caufe ofJ11ar. Alb.Gtnt.l.I.e: rJ ·· h 1' x 3 • AS licc1e are we p1ealU vm : 115 ' Ca{t. li~. f• which they teach, that alfo thetr de~ de 1 u~lt. fenfe is J. ufl who have deferved the war, bccaufe forfo' oth , rce w are content w t 0 turn The fec_ond ~1 ,1r tun~ onlr (? much revenge, as they have rece1yed l~Jury. For, that fear of an un-certam thmg cannot give a right to ufe force : whence , neither hath a perion ac-c, ufed of~ crime,any right to refiH by force t~e pubhck officers willing co apprehend htm, for fear leH he may be punilht more than he deferves. But, he chat hath offen- ' dcd a_notheE, ~ught firll to offer che offen ... de~ par.ty iausfaction , according to the ( aibltrauon ~fan upright man: and then afcerw~rd hJs arms will be lawfull. So EMchtiU' when he had not ·kept th 2. Reg. I8. '~ le~gue , w.hich his Anceflors had mad: 8c c. 1 ~. wtth the Kmg of .A JJyria , heinz iet upon b~ a war ? confeffeth the fault"' and fub-mtts him~elf to amulet at the Kings plea-fure. Ha:mg done that, and be.Ulg after that a gam prov~~ed by war ' encouraged by a .good conictence he withllood the cnemtes force ' and his caufe was fup-ported .. by the favour of God. Pontim S~tmrm , after reftitution made to the .Ro~ mans, and the Author of the breach yeel-dcd up; we htWe , faith he , expiated Ot(r "'§}_uid Mltrll. f4u/t , and pactjied the wrath o(h , tihi R.omane, h ea-z,en 'd·fi d . t at w.u ag~inft m ~or o : l . f' quz CJ er;' th l I t.. J' ur vro att.on o qtiid Diil tJrhi- ~ eague • "-now fu/l,:vell, what Gods tru fcedcris Je-foever were plea[4 we fhould he [ u/;dued to beo ? ~utm tihi ".necejfity of rejfitution,the fame God.r are t11amm irarum, atipleafdwith the Romans forth dqNem,m,mum contempt of our e . · . t h err prou fopptwomm littlcaf . * .tptll{ttono t e-hreach. A judic~m firam? O ter • What mwe o I owe to tl ee Nemmrm ntq· Romten ! what tQ th.~_ league ' what t~ ~~~~l~m' nt9; 0 3 t h/rn;atum j ugio. |
