The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…

§. 10. I have long observed with the best judgement I have, that usually those Divines that write most for Peace and Reconciliation of hot contenders, are men of clearer judgement than others, and usually see further into the cause, than either of the fierce contending parties: Though the Turks in policy give some liberty to Christians, as a necessary preservation of their Empire; and the Socinians have much pleaded for peace and concord, partly by necessity for themselves, and partly from common light of reason; yet among real Reformed Christians, ⟨p. 130⟩the greatest judgement is found in the greatest Pacificators: such as Le Blank, Amyrald, Phaceus, Camero, Lud. Crocius, Bergius, Martinius, Calixtus, Dallaeus, Blondel, Usher, Davenant, Hall, Morton, Chillingworth, and such others: Darkness doth best fit the Spirit of contention.

§. 10. I have long observed with the best judgement I have, that usually those Divines that write most for Peace and Reconciliation of hot contenders, are men of clearer judgement than others, and usually see further into the cause, than either of the fierce contending parties: Though the Turks in policy give some liberty to Christians, as a necessary preservation of their Empire; and the Socinians have much pleaded for peace and concord, partly by necessity for themselves, and partly from common light of reason; yet among real Reformed Christians, ⟨p. 130⟩the greatest judgement is found in the greatest Pacificators: such as Le Blank, Amyrald, Phaceus, Camero, Lud. Crocius, Bergius, Martinius, Calixtus, Dallaeus, Blondel, Vsher, Davenant, Hall, Morton, Chillingworth, and such others: Darkness doth best fit the Spirit of contention.

§. 11. There is nothing in humane actions that is free from inconveniences; especially actions of public consequence. And the collecting and aggravating of such inconveniences, and making tragical exclamations thereupon, without looking to the mischiefs that men imagine must be the remedy, or seeing the evils on the other side, is the common practice of these Church-Mountebanks. How easy is it to say [If we be not all of one Religion, it will cherish contention, bring Ministers into contempt, scandalize the weak, harden the enemies, raise factions, shake the peace of Kingdoms] and more such like: How easy is it to say [If men be tolerated to break the Laws, and gather Conventicles, souls will be poisoned, error propagated, Christianity disgraced, &c.] When in the mean time 1. Their course tendeth not at all to make men of one Religion: 2. Nay, they plead for that which is the great divider: where do fire and banishment or prisons cause true faith, or make men think that their persecutors are in the right? Is there any thing in the nature of the thing so to persuade men? nay what more inclineth men to think that other mens opinions are false, than to feel that their practice is hurtful? All will say, Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? By their fruit they may be known. If it be forcing some to dissemble, and destroying the rest, that they mean, by [making men of one religion] thus saith Tertullian did the Heathen persecutors: Solitudinem