The illustrious Hugo Grotius Of the law of warre and peace with annotations, III parts, and memorials of the author's life and death.

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Title: The illustrious Hugo Grotius Of the law of warre and peace with annotations, III parts, and memorials of the author's life and death.
Author: Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.
Publication: London :: Printed by T. Warren, for William Lee ...,; 1655.
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XXI. Objections answered. The first.

LEt us now also see, by what Argu∣ments the opposite opinion under∣props it self, that the pious Reader may more easily judge, which of the two is more firm and weighty. The first is u∣sually brought out of Esay's prophe∣cy * 1.1, who saith, it shall come to pass, * 1.2 that the Nations shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation, neither shall they learn War any more. But this prophecy, either is to be understood (as many o∣ther) conditionally: Such shall be the state of things, if all people undertake and fulfil the Law of Christ; to which purpose God will suffer nothing to be wanting on his part: Sure enough it is, if all be Christians, and live Christian∣ly,

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there will be no Wars * 1.3: Or, it is to be understood simply and purely; and thus, experience tells us, this prophecy is not yet fulfill'd, but the impletion thereof, as also of the general conversi∣on of the Jews, is yet to be waited for. Which way soever you take it, nothing can be inferred hence against the justice of Wars, so long as there are who suffer not the lovers of peace to live at peace, but offer violence and use force against them.

Notes

* 1.1

Id de pace quae orbi con∣tigit beneficio Romani Im∣perii interpre∣tatur Chrylost. oratione Chri∣stum esse De∣um: Neque vero praedictum tantum est, sta∣bilem fore, im∣motam, atque inconcussam banc religionem, sed cum ea ad∣venturam orbi pacem, desituras illas in singulis civitatibus plurium potentias, regnaque ipsa, & unum fore super omnes imperium, ac cjus pleraque pacem habitura, contra quam ante fiebat, &c. & vid. Euseb. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 praepar. l. 1. c. 10.

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* 1.2

Es. 2. 4.

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* 1.3

Lactant: Quid fiet, si omnes in con∣cordiam consen serint? Quod certe fieri pote∣rit, si pernicioso & impio furo∣re projecto inno∣centes as justi esse velint. Justin. de Christianis. Non pugnamus in hostes. Pla∣nè ut de Esse∣nis Philo in Orat. Omnem bonum effe liberum: Nullum inter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reperias qui aut sacula, aut sagittas, aut gladium, aut galeam, out 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cam, aut scutum fabricet; Nullum qui aut arma conficiat aut 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nas. Simile est quod Chrysostomus ait ad 1 Cor. 13. 3. Si•…•… inter bomines qualis oportet dilectio, nullas fore poenas capitales.

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