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the_o offend_a side_n will_v suffer_v great_a loss_n and_o the_o defend_n will_v be_v great_a gainer_n so_o jael_n kill_v sisera_n jabins_n captain-general_n be_v great_o commend_v now_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o sufferer_n upon_o this_o head_n as_o mr_n mitchel_n one_o of_o they_o represent_v it_o in_o his_o forecited_n letter_n i_o be_v say_v he_o a_o soldier_n not_o have_v lay_v down_o my_o arm_n but_o still_o upon_o my_o owned_a defence_n have_v no_o other_o end_n nor_o quarrel_n at_o any_o man_n beside_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o covenant_n particular_o the_o overthrow_n of_o prelate_n &_o prelacy_n and_o i_o be_v a_o declare_a enemy_n to_o he_o that_o be_v sharp_a on_o that_o account_n and_o he_o to_o i_o in_o like_a manner_n i_o never_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o set_v a_o sentinel_n at_o his_o door_n for_o his_o safety_n but_o as_o he_o be_v always_o to_o take_v his_o advantage_n as_o it_o appear_v so_o i_o of_o he_o to_o take_v any_o 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slay_v ishmael_n and_o so_o prevent_v the_o governors_n murder_n if_o it_o have_v be_v certain_o know_v that_o ishmael_n be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n to_o assassinate_v he_o jer._n 40._o 14_o 15._o for_o nothing_o be_v there_o object_v against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o only_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o he_o speak_v false_o alstedius_n assert_v this_o theol._n cas._n de_fw-fr hâ—micidio_fw-la reg_fw-la 6._o pag._n 331._o licitum_fw-la est_fw-la praevenire_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la invadere_fw-la &_o praeveniendo_fw-la occidere_fw-la antequam_fw-la invadat_fw-la si_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la praevenire_fw-la quia_fw-la aliter_fw-la vita_fw-la propria_fw-la defendi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la preveniendo_fw-la it_o be_v lawful_a to_o prevent_v he_o that_o will_v assault_v we_o and_o by_o prevent_v to_o kill_v he_o before_o his_o invasion_n if_o it_o be_v
so_o necessary_a to_o prevent_v he_o that_o our_o life_n can_v be_v otherwise_o defend_v but_o by_o prevent_v and_o hence_o he_o justify_v that_o say_n licitum_fw-la est_fw-la occidere_fw-la insidiantem_fw-la it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v he_o that_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o murder_v ibid._n this_o be_v all_o the_o length_n that_o the_o reproach_v sufferer_n who_o i_o be_o vindicate_v go_v in_o assert_v this_o principle_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o their_o informatory_n vindication_n head_n 2._o pag._n 55._o where_o they_o say_v we_o maintain_v it_o as_o both_o righteous_a &_o rational_a in_o defence_n of_o our_o life_n liberty_n &_o religion_n after_o a_o orderly_a &_o christian_a manner_n to_o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_v lawful_a &_o possible_a to_o defend_v ourselves_o rescue_v our_o brethren_n and_o prevent_v their_o murder_n in_o a_o martial_a opposition_n against_o wicked_a persecuter_n who_o be_v seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o &_o we_o and_o imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o our_o 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