...him at his word :— "As an instar omnium we will refer to Genesis ix. 6, where we read—'If any one sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.' Swedenborg, according to the English translation, published in London by the Swedenborg Society, Arcana,...

...for murder," says Dr. Franklin, "in minds otherwise enlightened on the subject of capital punishment, arises from a false interpretation of a passage in...shed.' This has been supposed to imply that blood could be only expiated by blood. But I am disposed to believe, with a late commentator on this text of scripture,...

...OFFICER. Purpose ! is there any other purpose but the vindication of the law, which says, " He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed." £ KRANZBERG turns away in confusion, and pretends to speak to the Servants at the bottom of the Stage.']...

...tyrant had devoted them. Hear you not that terrible voice from heaven, which denounces unto you, ' He that sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed ?' The tears of these widows, the cries of these orphans, the groans of these mangled citizens, the...

...tyrant had devoted them. Hear you not that terrible voice from heaven, which denounces unto you, ' He that sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed ?' The tears of these widows, the cries of these orphans, the groans of these mangled citizens, the...

...as a punishment for murder, In minds otherwise enlightened upon the subject of capital punishment, arises from a false Interpretation of a passage in...blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.' This adds to this account, " that the manners, principles, and religion of the inhabitants of Tuscany and...

...as a punishment for murder. In minds otherwise enlightened upon tbe subject of capital punishment, arises from a false Interpretation of a passage In...sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be «bed.1 This j adds to this account, " that the manners, principles, and religion of the inhabitants...

...punishment, arises from a false Interpretation of a passage In the Old Testament, and that Is, ' H« engeance. Now, this turns out to be all fictitious, — all false. adds to this account, " that the manners, principles, and religion of the inhabitants of Tuscany and...

...enlightened npon the subject of capital punishment, arises from a false interpretation of a p«esge in the Old Testament, and that is, 'He that sheds the blood of шan, by man shall bis blood be shed.' Thle adds to this account, " that the manners, principles, and...

...enlightened upon the subject of capital punishment, arises from a false Interpretation of a paatage knowledge amonjR-t men, in different nations, existing in a degrw adds to this account, " that the manners, principles, and religion of the inhabitants of Tuscany and...