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Show A&ian. Phil. Lucian concludes , They -are worthy of Xenoph. de cyri praife that deceive him. Xenophon faid , JuR•t.lib. x. Nothing is lnore profitable in War than Thrm1.ltb. r.: Deceits ; and BrajidtU in Thucvdrde1 *"Bellx furta h l'd · b r_ · 1 1 vocantrr & a~. o s 1~ to *e a nngu ar commendation to prtd Vir,ilwm over·rcach the enemy ; ar.d ~g'ejilam &A!n. u. in Plutarch ~hi11ks ic very juA: and lawPlutarch. A• full. Poiybius is of opinion , that thin!!S popiJ. d" by 11 oth · ·"· · ' t' · u Pol;b,lib. 9· . vn: n:enn .. 1n vvar are tn ·en our to * SH. 1. ~. thole done by Wlt. and out of h\rn •Silitts Btll•ndum eft brings in Corvinm (peakino rhu~ *· {l . b ' a r4 .: I.tvJor --Lcfs prarfe !gain laru JI'J duce B ft h J 1 1. d M ~ mr rong anu : war vy aftroM extra. u- b . <=t hammc:d.is di- - ratn. ttum fimile: · And T lutarch note~ , that thole levere Elbar~u huQia- Laconit!tns were of the fame judgme.nt , ~~m.du. Pugn~ and that He offered a Preater facrifice who /faU em reqrtL- h d a: .o.. d . P • runt,Apud Vir- · :a er~cvte hts work ~y fira~agern, than giliurn in Co"- ~y platn battell. The tame .Author madmicatuMards, nifies Lyfander-t· for his various fleigh~s lr~.rs[id~ .. q~.' of war ,and recko~s ,it amongA: the praiies l1b1 ferv1Us , nf Ph ·1 p h b . . l:' d . 7-{pn tantJ4m'' ~r.; z o. eme~ ~· t. at emg ml Jtute . 111 virtute, fed in- the Crettan dtfctplm, he had alhyed that jidiu co~itatum blun.t and hlrdy manner of. warring with feo{Jent.u. deceitS and fiealths. ~mmianus iaith, 1 Plutarch . h e~ P4·l f pro.Jrp Jerous events of war are to be compares wtt :r: J . . • him, S}'lla, pr~ttJ~u , wtthout mak;ng difference be-w ·bo had in tween Valour tt~1J Craft. The Roman Law- . bim, as Carbo yers caU h an'lloneA: craft,if one deviCed it faf1dh, aFs much againfl an enemy , and fay,.it rn:ttter.s not, o t e ox as h h . . the Lion. w et er one efcape the en~m1cs power by v.tib. I.tiedtJ!o force or fraud. Among Divines, Aug~t· L.nibiL. de capt. ftin : when a j J4ft war u undertak..fn , it E.u~ath, ad Juaa. 6. IO'A.o' w '{txrlr. ~111. >e~&ll•'fiiM't. /i!}tte{l. ~:o. fttper Jofu~. N 48s . is no difference in point of right , whether one fight with open force, or ly in wait. I. De Sacc:r· An~ (hryfoftomj Generals are mofl praif- dot. worthy, that hAve got the vittory by ftra-tAgem .• Howbeit , there are not wantino ,.. Opinions that feem to perf w1dc the con~ trary: !orne of which we will allege a-non. The determination of this Q.uefi:ion depends on that , ~bether Guilt or Deceit in general be of the number of Evils , concerning which it is iaid, Evil is not to be done, that Good may come of it; or of fuch as are not evil univerfally , and .in ~heir own nature , but may haply and in iome cafes be good. VI. Guile in the negative aa u not unlawfull. ' IT. is therefore to be noted , that Guile " .J etcher conliHs in a negative ael,or in a pojitive. I extend the word to'thofe chinos L. t.§. Dolum that confiH in a neoative aa I upon the md alum. D. de th · fL b 0 ~ • olo malo • • au omy o a eo, who refers 1t to Gu1le, but not evil , when one doth defend his own or another man's by diffimulation. Doubtlefs, it was too s;rudely fpoken by De oftic. I· ;. Crcero: Ottr whole Converjation otuht to . b r. .f. ji . d . . o Lxb. contrJ t;ree ;rom mJ.U!atton an di/Jimultttion mend.cap. Io · altog.ether. For,wheq as you are not bound Tho. :z., ~.q. • to dlfcov.er unto others, .all things that 4o. arr. 3· in you know , or intend , .it follows , that refp. & q · 7 1 • t~ dilfemble certain rhinos before certain ~~tl, 7 : b 11 P erC h . h.d Pd 1 v. w v. e . om , t at l~,tQ 1 e an conceal them P· I. n. 9· t i 3 is |