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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.
And consider now, my Brethren, whether the Congregational way be such, as if it be suffered, there will be no help to reduce an erring or heretical Church, but all Religions, Arianism, Mahumetisme, any thing must be suffered. Surely men do not deal fairly, in raising such mighty accusations ⟨p. 46⟩upon such poor and weak grounds; this great aspersion, and huge out-cry, that these men would have all religions suffered, and in that way, there is no help against any Heretical Congregations, moulders and vanishes away before you.
And consider now, my Brethren, whether the Congregationall way be such, as if it be suffered, there will be no helpe to reduce an erring or hereticall Church, but all Religions, Arrianisme, Mahumetisme, any thing must be suffered. Surely men doe not deale fairly, in raising such mighty accusations ⟨p. 46⟩upon such poor and weak grounds; this great aspersion, and huge out-cry, that these men would have all religions suffered, and in that way, there is no help against any Heriticall Congregations, moulders and vanishes away before you.
Let no man yet say, All this that hath been said is nothing.
If you be conscientious who hear them say so, your own breasts must needs suggest an answer; surely these things would be very much to me, to prevail with my conscience.
If you be conscientious who hear them say so, your owne breasts must needs suggest an answer; surely these things would be very much to me, to prevaile with my conscience.