all suffer the rigorous punishment
awarded to the guilty; while it is certain that in a war one suffers as
much as the other; and hence, lest the innocent be punished, the guilty
should be pardoned. To the objection which cites these testimonies
in proof that _parcendum est multitudini_ [28] Castro makes apt reply
(lib. 2 _De justa haereticorum punitione_ c. 14), that the proposition
is true and applies when the multitude or town purposes amendment,
and there is fair hope of the same; but if the case is otherwise,
and they persist in their evil ways after being admonished, reason
says they shall be punished rigorously. The opposite course would
only give them occasion to go on and become more hardened in their
sin and misdoing, and cause others, after the example of these,
to do the same--that appearing to them to be lawful, when they see
that it is not punished. And such is the teaching of c. _Qui vult,
de Paenitentia_, 3. 6., attributed to St. Augustine: _Cum enim tot sunt
qui labuntur ut pristinam dignitatem ex authoritate defendant et quasi
usum peccandi sibi faciant, rescindenda est spes ista_. [29] Then, as
these Zambales have many times been warned, and have promised and sworn
peace and amends, and have totally defaulted, as we have already said,
and have taken occasion, from the lenity shown them, to do greater
mischiefs with more boldness--mistaking for timidity the kindliness
that we have used toward them--it follows that, numerous though they
are, we ought no longer to dissemble with them, but must punish them
sternly; for the more numerous they are, the more mischief they do.

What we have stated in enforcing our thesis affords us occasion for
explaining here the mode of procedure in this war, and--assuming it
to be a lawful war, as has been sufficiently proved--for inquiring
what considerations may be urged by those who carry on the war. And,
for the sake of brevity and clearness, we will resolve the matter into
a few points, without any arguments, for these points are corollaries
of a just war.

First: If, to attain what is purposed--to wit, to bring the said
Zambales under control--it becomes necessary that we burn their crops,
their houses, and their other properties, and even kill those who
make resistance, even if the presumption be that among them are some
who are guiltless--it is lawful to do all this during war, until
the final victory is won which is purposed. We say "if necessary,"
for unless th