146 THE LORD BACON S QUESTIONS, & c . 



Whether a war be lawful in revenge, or vindica 

 tion, of blasphemy, and reproaches against the 

 Deity and our Saviour ? Or for the ancient effusion 

 of Christian blood, and cruelties upon Christians ? 



Whether a war be lawful for the restoring and 

 purging of the holy land, the sepulchre, and other 

 principal places of adoration and devotion ? 



Whether, in the cases aforesaid, it be not obliga 

 tory to Christian princes to make such a war, and 

 not permissive only ? 



Whether the making of a war against the infidels 

 be not first in order of dignity, and to be preferred 

 before extirpations of heresies, reconcilements of 

 schisms, reformation of manners, pursuits of just 

 temporal quarrels, and the like actions for the pub 

 lic good ; except there be either a more urgent ne 

 cessity, or a more evident facility in those inferior 

 actions, or except they may both go on together in 

 some degree ? 



