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simply for the propagation of the faith, without other 

 cause of hostility, or circumstance that may provoke 

 and induce the war ? 



Secondly, whether, it being made part of the 

 case, that the countries were once Christian, and 

 members of the Church, and where the golden can 

 dlesticks did stand, though now they be utterly 

 alienated, and no Christians left ; it be not lawful to 

 make a war to restore them to the Church, as an 

 ancient patrimony of Christ ? Thirdly, if it be made 

 a farther part of the case, that there are yet remain 

 ing in the countries multitudes of Christians, whether 

 it be not lawful to make a war to free them, and 

 deliver them from the servitude of the infidels ? 

 Fourthly, whether it be not lawful to make a war 

 for the purging and recovery of consecrated places, 

 being now polluted and prophaned ; as the holy city 

 and sepulchre, and such other places of principal 

 adoration and devotion ? Fifthly, whether it be not 

 lawful to make a war for the revenge or vindication 

 of blasphemies and reproaches against the Deity and 

 our blessed Saviour ; or for the effusion of Christian 

 blood, and cruelties against Christians, though an 

 cient and long since past; considering that God s 

 visits are without limitation of time ; and many times 

 do but expect the fulness of the sin ? Sixthly, it is 

 to be considered, as Eupolis now last well remem 

 bered, whether a holy war, which, as in the worthi 

 ness of the quarrel, so in the justness of the prosecu 

 tion, ought to exceed all temporal wars, may be pur 

 sued, either to the expulsion of people, or the en- 



