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If he beget a son; the just man before described, who transmits his nature, but cannot transmit his virtues, to his son.
That is a robber; that by force and violence breaks over the law of God and man, takes away what is another man’s; such a thief as sticks not to destroy that he may rob.
A shedder of blood; that is, a murderer; for shedding of blood here is not less than murder, as by the phrase, Gen_9:6 Deu_21:7 1Sa_25:33 Psa_79:10.
That doeth the like; the thing that is brother to one of these, as the Hebrew may bear; there are things like these, which destroy either the life or estates of our neighbour; for there are many methods and artifices which such violent ones use.
To any one of these things; it might seem to speak one such single act unpardonable; but I refer this text to that, Gen_9:6 Num_35:31. The law doth condemn such to death; man must not, though God may, pardon such a one.