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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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It is true, at no time, upon no occasion, though thy life, and all the lives in the world lay upon it, thou must not deny any the least truth, but there may be a time when God doth not require of thee to make profession of every thing thou believest to be a truth.
You will say, This tends to looseness, to lukewarmness, to time-serving; men pretending and pleading discretion, grow loose and remiss, and so by degrees fall off from the truth.
You will say, This tends to loosness, to lukewarmness, to time-serving; men pretending and pleading discretion, grow loose and remisse, and so by degrees fall off from the truth.
Vers. 17. Let men take heed of that too; Be not over-much wicked, neither be thou foolish. As you must be careful not to go beyond the rule, so take heed you fall not off from it; so you may grow wicked and foolish, yea very wicked, over-wicked, God will meet with you there too: Wherefore vers. 18. It is good thou shouldst take hold of this, yea also from this withdraw not thine hand: Take both, be careful of thy self in both, but especially mark the last clause of the 18. vers. He that feareth God shall come forth of them all. The fear of God possessing thy heart, will help thee in these straits; thou shalt by it be delivered from being ensnared by thy indiscreet, sinful zeal, and it shall likewise keep thee from bringing misery upon thy self, by falling as far on the other hand, to looseness and time-serving. The fear of God will ballast thy soul even, it will carry thee on in a way that shall be good in the eyes of the Lord, and of his Saints.
Vers. 17. Let men take heed of that too; Be not over-much wicked, neither be thou foolish. As you must be carefull not to goe beyond the rule, so take heed you fall not off from it; so you may grow wicked and foolish, yea very wicked, over-wicked, God will meet with you there too: Wherefore vers. 18. It is good thou shouldst take hold of this, yea also from this withdraw not thine hand: Take both, be carefull of thy self in both, but especially mark the last clause of the 18. vers. He that feareth God shall come forth of them all. The feare of God possessing thy heart, will help thee in these straits; thou shalt by it be delivered from being ensnared by thy indiscreet, sinfull zeale, and it shall likewise keep thee from bringing misery upon thy selfe, by falling as farre on the other hand, to looseness and time-serving. The fear of God will ballast thy soul even, it will carry thee on in a way that shall be good in the eyes of the Lord, and of his Saints.