Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…

The Contents.

Chap. 1. The Text opened, and suitableness thereof showed, p. 1. Chap. 2. The evil of dividing between God and any thing else, p. 6. Chap. 3. Heart-divisions one from another: the difficulty of meddling with them, 11. the Causes of them, and method in handling them, 12. Chap. 4. The first Dividing Principle, There can be no agreement without uniformity, 14. wherein is shown in what things it is necessary for peace we should be the same, and in what not, 15. Chap. 5. The second Dividing Principle, All Religions are to be tolerated, wherein is discussed the power of the Magistrate in matters of Religion, 19. and 158. Chap. 6. That question discussed, What should be done to a man who pleads his conscience, 30. Chap. 7. The congregational way does not held absolute liberty for all Religions, 41. Chap. 8. Not to tolerate any thing which is conceived evil, is a Dividing Principle, as well as to tolerate all things, 48. Chap. 9. Rules to know in what things we are to bear with our brethren, 54. Chap. 10. The fourth Dividing Principle, Division is the best way for rule. Wherein the cursed evil of this Principle is shown, and some freedom from it that are thought to be guilty of it, 72. Chap. 11. The fifth Dividing Principle, That every man is bound to profess and practice always, what he apprehends to be truth, Here that case of conscience, When a man is bound to profess, when not, is discussed, and what rules to be observed in it, 75 to 84. Chap. 12. The sixth Dividing Principle, is, What is in it self best, must be chosen and done, not weighing circumstances or references, 84. Chap. 13. The seventh Dividing Principle, That it is obstinacy ⟨image 165⟩for a man to be convinced by the judgement of many more learned and godly then himself. 87. Wherein is shown 1. what respect is to be given to the judgments of learned and godly men; 2. what men should do that cannot submit to their judgements; by what rules we should judge men to be obstinate, 88. Chap. 14. If others be against what we conceive to be truth, we may judge them to go against their own light: the rashness and evil of this Principle, 95. The ninth Dividing Principle, That rules of prudence are sufficient to guide us in natural and civill things, therefore they may suffice us in spiritual and Church affairs, 97. to 100.