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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.
But you will say: This supposes that some things will be urged that is contrary to truth, which is uncharitable to suppose.
Although in matters fundamental,1 there is no fear that godly able men will err, yet let charity be stretched to the full latitude of it, and reverence of men in place raised to the uttermost height; yet if they will meddle with such things as are doubtful and controversial amongst godly and peaceable men, and force them upon others; that confidence of theirs that shall put them out of fear of erring, shall be to me a ground of great fear, that they will err.
Although in matters fundamentall,1 there is no feare that godly able men wil erre, yet let charity be stretched to the ful latitude of it, and reverence of men in place raised to the uttermost height; yet if they will meddle with such things as are doubtful and controversal amongst godly and peaceable men, and force them upon others; that confidence of theirs that shall put them out of feare of erring, shall be to me a ground of great fear, that they will erre.
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But some will acknowledge, that some liberty should be granted in things thus doubtful and controversial, to men who are indeed conscientious, godly and peaceable men; but if this be yielded too, then men who are not conscientious, but of turbulent and corrupt spirits, will abuse it.