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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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In the the third place: A man hath occasion, to confer often with another man, by reason that they are neighbours, or special friends, or of the same calling, and course of life: but one of them is hasty, and soon angry, and it may be in his talk, either for the ⟨p. 40⟩matter or the manner of it, he cannot but show his anger. Extremity in this case is, for a man to deal roughly with him, to contradict and cross him, to deny what he saith, to stand stiffly to our our own opinion, & to be angry again with him.
In the the third place: A man hath occasion, to confer often with another man, by reason that they are neighbours, or speciall friends, or of the same calling, and course of life: but one of them is hastie, and soone angrie, and it may be in his talke, either for the ⟨p. 40⟩matter or the manner of it, he cannot but shewe his anger. Extremitie in this case is, for a man to deale roughly with him, to contradict and crosse him, to denie what he saith, to stand stifly to our our owne opinion, & to be angrie againe with him.
But on the other side, Christian Equity teacheth a man not to see it, nor take notice of it, nor to be angry again, nor to check him for it; but to put it off by gentle words, soft demands, and other talk: and to yield to him, as far as a man may do, in good conscience, without betraying of the trueth. And by the way, in conference hold it always for a rule of Christian wisdom, and private Equity, never to stick stiffly to any opinion, unless it be in a plain trueth, and of great moment. Now thus doing to our brother, and sparing his weakness, and continuing on our speech, as though we saw not that he was angry: hereby the conference holds on, and love is continued as afore. But if contrariwise, we take the advantage of his infirmity, and display it, and rub him for it, if we be as short as he, and stand stiffly upon ⟨p. 41⟩