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He who firft ftarted the Quarrel, by his prating Lyes, moft certainly hath his fhare in the Guilt.

From these Two Cafes, which God knows, too often happen, I think it feasonable to add this Two-fold Caution.

1. Take heed of Encouraging the Exceffes; Or, Adminiftring to the Intemperance of Others.

2. Beware (inSolomon's Phrafe) of fowing Difcord among Brethren.

You do not know the fad Confequences of either; nor what depth of Guilt and Mifery may be incurr'd thereby.

II. Though Murther is the greateft, yet it is not the only Injury which may be done to the Body.

For the Body may be Maimed or Lamed, by depriving it of a Limb or Member. As cutting off a Leg, or an Arm, putting out an Eye, &c. by a violent Stroke.

And how great Wrong or Mifchief this is, thofe who are fo unfortunate as to fuffer fuch Violence, do fenfibly experi

ence.

III. There are other Degrees of Injury to the Body: As Wounds and Stripes.

A Man may be neither Killed, nor Lamed, and yet may fuffer great Damage in thefe Two Inítances.

The Violence of the Blows may put the Blood into fuch a Ferment, as may end in a tedious Sickness. Which befides the Pain and Tortures in the mean time, may by the Patient's Confinement, and the Neglect of

his Bufinefs, occafion great Lofs to his Eftate. And what Damage. this may be, both to him and his Family, is not easy to be determined.

IV. Falfe Imprisonment is another Wrong to the Body; by depriving it of its Liberty. Which is an Injury too often practifed, by Proud Infulting Rich Men, upon their Poor helpless Neighbours.

These are the feveral Ways, whereby Damage and Wrong may be done to the Body.

Let us next Examine, How far Reftitution can be made in the forementioned Instances.

How far the Law (which Protects the Body, as well as the Eftate) can Demand Reftitution, I fubmit to the Learned in that Faculty to Determine. My Province is only to Examine; What is to be done in forò H 4 Con

Confcientia, in point of Confcience; where the Law is either Silent, or Evaded.

I. Of Reftitution for Murther.

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F the Murtherer, who hath; forfeited his Life to Juftice, fhall efcape the Sentence of the Law ; (which too often happens) He is then to Confider; What Reparation can be made for fo Heinous a Crime?

Indeed, to the Perfon Mur-1 thered, no Reftitution can be made: Murther being one of thofe Injuries which can never be Repaired.

But yet to his Family and his Dependants, fome Reparation may be made.

If the Life of the Perfon killed was a Support to his Family: If his Family was Maintained by his Profeffion, or his Trade: Efpecially, if it was fo Poor,

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as to be provided with Bread by his Day-Labour; then the Murtherer is obliged (as far as he can) to give Support and Relief to fuch a Family fo impove-` rifhed, in proportion to what they did receive by his Labour, who was fo violently taken from Them.

II. Of Reftitution for Wounds and Blows.

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E who Wounds a Man, (much more if he Lames him, and deprives him of a Limb) is not only obliged to pay the Cure, but also to make Reparation to him and his Family, for his Difability to follow his Calling. Efpecially, if by the Management of his Calling, He and His had their Livelihood and Subfiftence.