However it is among beasts, there are few human creatures but what are
hunted for something else besides either their lives or the pleasure of
hunting them. The inquisition would hardly be so keen against the Jews,
if they had not something belonging to them which their persecutors
esteem more valuable than their souls; which whenever that wise, but
obstinate people, can prevail with themselves to part with, there is an
end of the chase for that time. Indeed, when life is pursued, and in
danger, whoever values it, should give up every thing but his honour to
preserve it. And when a discarded minister is prosecuted for having
damaged the commonwealth, let him but throw down some of the fruits of
his iniquity to the hunters, and one may engage for his coming off, in
other respects, with a whole skin.