The new earth, or, The true Magna Charta of the past ages, and of the ages or world to come: called The Jews commonweal. Written by an unworthy witness of the truth of the great God, John Brayne.

Rules to be observed on the judgement.

1. That God required the execution thereof onely of those that had transgressed the covenant (which Moses renewed oft) as ap∣pears in that statute, Deut. 17.2. who were to suffer the sentence of the law, and none else; and so in most other eases.

2. Though those were hanged joyned to Baal-peor, were hanged after strangled, contrary to our custome; and was the most ignomini∣ous death, for joyning themselves to Baal-peor or Priapus, that igno∣mnious idol.

3. The Lord being the Lord of life, is not left to any to take a∣way the life of any but as God hath appointed; which for idolatry is generally stoning by the hands of all the people.

4. It is observed by some, that when it is said, His blood be on him, then stoning is meant; or otherwise when the death is not ex∣pressed,

then strangling: but usually, though the death be not set down in one place, it is in another.

5. In stoning, the people were to shew their hatred of the evil committed, that they and theirs might be free of the curse and judge∣ment threatned against them for the same; one man not being able to do the same, by that or any other way of putting to death.