As to the crimes they were guilty of towards one another, I had nothing to do with them; they were national, and I ought to leave them to the justice of God, who is the Governor of nations, and knows how, by national punishments, to make a just retribution for national offences, and to bring public judgments upon those who offend in a public manner, by such ways as best please Him.
Met de misdaden, waaraan zij zich jegens elkander schuldig maakten, had ik niets te maken; het waren hunne zeden, en ik moest die aan de Goddelijke geregtigheid overlaten, daar God de volkeren bestiert en zijne oordeelen op de wijze, die Hij goedvindt, over hen kan doen losbarsten.