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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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3ly. By propounding Questions to men, when they come to the choice of, or admission to any place of preferment, to draw forth their judgments, such questions as concern not at all the qualification of men to such places, & then deny them those places, either because they are unwilling to answer; or if you will needs have them answer, they discover ⟨p. 55⟩their judgements different from yours, is not this to make men suffer for their judgments, though they would live peaceably, keeping them to themselves? Here is not that suffering of Brethren that Christ would have.
3ly. By propounding Questions to men, when they come to the choice of, or admission to any place of preferment, to draw forth their judgments, such questions as concerne not at all the qualification of men to such places, & then deny them those places, either because they are unwilling to answer; or if you will needs have them answer, they discover ⟨p. 55⟩their judgements different from yours, is not this to make men suffer for their judgments, though they would live peaceably, keeping them to themselves? Here is not that suffering of Brethren that Christ would have.
2ly. In things controversial and doubtful amongst godly §2and peaceable men, though there should be a declaration of difference of judgment, and some different practice, yet there is to be a forbearance of compulsory violence; we must not be to one another in such things as these are, as that Giant we read of, who laid upon a bed all he took, and those who were too long, he cut them even with his bed, and such as were too short, he stretched them out to the length of it. Verily this is cruelty, God hath not made men all of a length nor height; mens parts, gifts, graces differ; mens tempers, apprehensions, educations are various: and if there be no suffering one another in things not clear, all the world must needs be quarrelling, there will be strengthening interests, sidings and opposings one another continually, except not only mens bodies and estates, but their very souls also be brought under sordid slavery.