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there is an Injury of an higher Nature, may be offered to the Soul. And that is, Sin and the Punishment of it. For Sin, without God's pardoning Mercy, will certainly destroy both Soul and Body in Hell.

The Sick Man therefore is to Examine and Recollect, What Perfons, and in what Manner, he hath Tempted to any Sin: Either by his Command, his Perfwafion, or Example. And wherein he finds himself Guilty (having first humbly begg'd Pardon of God) let him make Reparation to the Perfons Injured, as far as he can.

Which he may attempt in this Method.

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Of Reftitution with respect to
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ET him make an Acknowledgment of his Faults, to the Perfons he hath Seduced (fo far, and in fuch a manner, as becomes the Relation he ftands in to them.)

2. Let him endeavour, by Inftruction and Counfel, to reclaim them from thofe Sins, which he Tempted them to. And fo to recover them out of the Snare of the Devil.

Let him never be at reft, till he hath done as much, or more, for the Furtherance of their Salvation, and helping them forwards towards Heaven, as he did contribute before to their Ruin and Destruction.

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3. If he hath been fo monftroufly Wicked (and there are fome fuch Wretches) as to turn Factor for the Devil's Kingdom, by Publishing Atheistical Books: Or, by Writing Filthy, Obfcene, Lafcivious Tracts and Poems: Let him firft as Publickly as he can, declare his Abhorrence of fuch his Wickedness; and then take the most effectual Methods, to call in, ftifle, and Suppress those Curfed Books.

Thus the Sick Perfon is to make Reftitution, with refpec to his Neighbour's Soul.

2. Of Injuries done to our
Neighbour's Body.

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Rongs or Injuries which may be done to the Body, are of feveral Degrees.R 1. The higheft is Killing. Or taking away the Life. Which we call Murther.

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Now Murther may be commit

1. By open Violence. When a Man either by Sword, or any other Infrument, takes away another's Life.

2. Murther may be committed Secretly, and Treacherously. As by Poyfon, Falfe Accufation, with fuch like concealed Ways.

And for the Sick Man's Conviction And that he may diftinctly examine his Confcience, how far he may have been guilty of Murther, I must remind him of this Rule, frequently mentioned by Divines; viz.

In the Negative Part of a Commandment, where any Sin is forbidden, there all Caufes and Occafions of that Sin, are likewife forbidden. According to which Rule, the Sixth Commandment, Thou thalt do no Murther, is thus to be Interpreted.

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Thou shalt not Kill. Neither fhalt thou do any Thing, which may be the Caufe or Occafion, of taking away the Life of thy Neighbour. Which I fhall explain very pertinently to our prefent purpofe, in these Two Inftances.

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1. A Man, for his Diverfion, makes another Drunk. Who being thus Distemper'd, breaks his Neck off his Horfe Falls down a Precipice; or by fome other fad Accident, is brought to his Death.

He who thus Debauched him, though Human Laws cannot Punish him, yet) in the fight of God, he is not free from his Blood.

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2. A Man, out of a Malicious Defign, mutually reports falfe and injurious Stories betwixt Two Per fons. Upon which a Duel or Rencounter happens, in which one of them is kill'd.

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