Answer:
The English believed that God had given them the right to judge breaches of English laws made by other people, and could punish them with death or torture, if necessary.
Explanation:
The British believed that their laws should be strictly followed in their territories. For them, this was the will of God, which allowed the English, as Christians, to have some rights, given by God Himself to solve problems of breaking the law. For the English, God allowed them to judge people who broke the laws, moreover, God allowed the English to provide punishments for those people, even if those punishments included torture and death in a slow and cruel way.
