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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
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This subjects the generality of men to suffer for many things which they can see no evil in, but are persuaded is good; this raises an animosity against those by whom they suffer; though a man can subject his body and estate to another, he cannot subject his reason to another: In the common ways of justice men are punished for those things, which if they be guilty of, they cannot but acknowledge themselves to be worthy of punishment, as in Theft, Murder, Drunkenness, &c. And for the fact, they are tried in such a way, as they cannot but acknowledge is fit in reason to be subjected to; and therefore, though they suffer much, yet they will yield it without disturbance.
This subjects the generality of men to suffer for many things which they can see no evill in, but are perswaded is good; this raises an animosity against those by whom they suffer; though a man can subject his body and estate to another, he cannot subject his reason to another: In the common ways of justice men are punished for those things, which if they be guilty of, they cannot but acknowledg themselves to be worthy of punishment, as in Theft, Murder, Drunkennesse, &c. And for the fact, they are tryed in such a way, as they cannot but acknowledg is fit in reason to be subjected to; and therefore, though they suffer much, yet they will yeeld it without disturbance.
But if this Principle prevails, every man almost is made liable to punishment for thousands of things that he can see no reason why he should be punished: It is very hard to bring mens spirits to yield in such things.
But if this Principle prevails, every man almost is made lyable to punishment for thousands of things that he can see no reason why he should be punished: It is very hard to bring mens spirits to yeeld in such things.