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Show f W4r f~renc tweenaj{ociating with Pagan;~ tend worjhtpping of Idols.,God ~erng deny d, In .Arrianus is extant a faytng of e.Alfxander: 'Tbty are great Offendors 'wh• fer.ve .th~ Barbari~n$ ttgainft ~he (jrtckJi contrA-ry to the Laws ofGtacM. ·11: A,l[Chriftians are oblig'd ~~ joJn ill Leitgu~ ag~tinft ~ he enemtes of (hriftianifm. C I 11 -HEre js to be added., fith all Chrilti-. 1 or. t. ' of b d nd ~'· ans are members. one 0 Y , a are commanded to be ienfible of one anothers pain ' as this' pertains tO fing\e per• l<ms· fodoth it allo concern Common· \'th~ as they are Commonwealths, wea . N oht and Kings as they are Kmgs. . or out~ ever one' in his own pawcula: only, bt!t ;ccordina tothe power committe~ co him to do fer~ice unto Chri!t.Now Ktngs ·1· . , . ·. ind,Cotnmonwealths are not able to do , . ) . ' thus ; while an impious enemy overru~~ . • \aLl With a-rms ' except they m~tually ai tAd~an~rem' and , affi!t each other t, ~htch ca11~o! wide Mana- · d' oufly he dfc:8:ed wtthout entrmb. . ;~~!~~ 1~·4: ~ol:~o~ t~ th~c purpoie. Whicf k:ara: 'Beioru·m 7•& hath.b~-tn long fince entred? an 'fi ia, I J man :Einperour' by common c~n.ent; ' chofen Prince thereof; Where~ore It IS ~h. duty of .all Chriftians ~ accordmg to t s e:~ power ,. to contribu~e men or moGeyh w this common caufe: and I do. not. ee fels any ,an be excufed for not dom~ io, u~hey The /t&llltl pilrt. they be engaged a c home • and deteined by tome inevitable war, or other the like; unhappy hindrances. . J • • ~' J LIT .. If Ji-/;ers Conf~derattJ wAg~ War· , Tfhich iJ to be ~ided. · r· THi~ quelHon aHo is ofcen iAcident, If, , .... ~ .,J i' ,. divers wage war, to which of theri'i · .. 1 . • c!,J ~.!. he ought to giye affiHance , who is con- . . < ,c', 1 federate to Both. Here fidl we m.uft re-member , that there is no obligation co unjull wars. He then is to be preferr' d ~who hath a jufl t caufe of war , if he t Ind'fid.eli~~9 \ hath to do with one without .; yea , if Feu.~! fid•~•:_ . h . h. he J • • D cur. ... J I" Wtt one wtt tn t eague. ,.,o emo~ 'fltrD'QtUtte -- • jihenrs lhews , the Atheniam ought to liqutm juJU ifaffill their fellows the M~Jfenians ,ag~inLt'fcndtt~, ~ ;,..~ their ocher fellows the Lacdtt.moni~tns, if dtlg~~llllittr . h . . b . fi .t. r B h' . 'lJf utcJA er t e lDJUry egm . rom ._.,ele, ut t ts ts /utrlrt(}Mi((~lll true , fo , unlefs It were agreed, that no mtNtJHibi ,y;,,j aid ihould be fent againll fuch a confede- t?ott!~,,il{ftf}i rate. In the agreement of Hannihal with :IIX'Itiii!M " the M~tcedrm'fa»J , it was an articl!, t We lo~;~e. t · tt~-: will he enemie.r to your enemies ,e~cept the. t p~;jb.l.t. 1 • Kings, Md (itio, and havem, where-~. · witli we havtl~a.gue and friendjhip. More.i · .. ~ over , if the confederates quarrel upon caufes unjull on both fides (which may happen ) neither pare is to be taken. So it is faid in Ariftides: <JJid they crave aid LtNCl,ic .. f· tig_ain_ft ~tlieiu , 'twere ~a!J to an{wer: hut, · ., .,hen'"' conftderate oppofts another' they 'WIII/J nDt mix in the hujinefi. But if S czonfederate~ |