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Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lecturesHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures
Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assigns in Cambridge by a preacher of the wordHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assignes in Cambridge by a preacher of the word
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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For the maintenance of public peace, thus must men do in Public Conferences, as in Parliaments and Counsels, and such like general assemblies▪ wherein the several opinions of men are to be delivered, and thus must men do in bonds, forfeitures, borrowing, lending, loosing, finding, buying, selling, in leases, fines, rents, and all manner of bargains.
For the maintenance of publick peace, thus must men do in Publick Conferences, as in Parlaments and Counsels, and such like generall assemblies▪ wherein the seuerall opinions of men are to be deliuered, and thus must men doe in bonds, forfeitures, borrowing, lending, loosing, finding, buying, selling, in leases, fines, rents, and all manner of bargaines.
And for the maintenance of private peace, men must in their most private actions, one ⟨p. 51⟩yield to another in such things, wherein they might stand, and oftentimes be contented to loose that, •hat is their own; and in conferences must a man oftentimes, suffer himself to be crossed and overthwarted in that, of which he is most certain, and to grant that to be, which is not, and that not to be which he knows to be, if the matter be of small moment, and concern not religion nor the state: many such things must a Christian man put up daily, at the hands of his brother, for the maintenance of peace and love amongst them. This is a doctrine little known, and less regarded in the world▪ for its a general opinion that a man may take his own, and may lawfully stand upon his own right, (which if it be meant generally in all cases, is most false) nay this is a common speech of all men, I demand but my right, and I will not loose my right, and this is thought a reasonable speech, and he is esteemed a good man, who takes no more then his right: for oftentimes men stand so strictly upon their right, that they go further then their right reacheth. But this is a very carnal ⟨p. 52⟩