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Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…
Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed for Robert Dawlman, 1653
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The seventh joining practice: If you will needs be striving, strive who shall do one another most good, who shall engage one another in the most and greatest offices of love.
The seventh joyning practice: If you will needs be striving, strive who shall doe one another most good, who shall engage one another in the most and greatest offices of love.
This is a good combat; such striving as this is, God and his blessed Angels look upon, and take much delight in.
THis is a good combate; such striving as this is, God and his blessed Angels looke upon, and take much delight in.
I find a notable story in the life of Alexander the Great, which may put on and encourage Christians in such a combat as this: There was a great King in India, his name was Taxiles, who on a time came to salute Alexander,1 and said unto him, What should we need to fight and make Wars one with another, if thou comest not to take away our water and our necessary commodity to live by, ⟨p. 292⟩for which things men of judgement must needs fight? as for other goods, if I be richer then thee, I am ready to give thee of mine; and if I have less, I will not think scorn to thank thee, if thou wilt give me some of thine. Alexander being pleased to hear him speak thus wisely, embraced him, and said unto him, Thinkest thou that this meeting of ours can be without fight, for all these goodly fair words? No, no, thou hast won nothing by them, for I will fight and contend with thee in honesty and courtesy, because thou shalt not exceed me in bounty and liberality. So Alexander took divers gifts of him, but gave more to him.