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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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I confess such a Principle as this is would make for union amongst those who either think they need not, or through carelessness regard not to search out truth, but with an implicit faith take in all that shall be imposed upon them, who think ignorance of Gods mind and conscience slavery, to be no great evil; this is never urged with violence, but either by those who have given up their consciences to be serviceable to the ease and content of the flesh, or those who have, or hope to have power in their hands, to bring others in subjection to them.
I confesse such a Principle as this is would make for union amongst those who either think they need not, or through carelesnesse regard not to searth out truth, but with an implicite faith take in all that shall be imposed upon them, who think ignorance of Gods mind and conscience slavery, to be no great evil; this is never urged with violence, but either by those who have given up their consciences to be serviceable to the ease and content of the flesh, or those who have, or hope to have power in their hands, to bring others in subjection to them.
Because the right informing our judgments in this, may much conduce to peace, I shall endeavour, 1. To show you what due respect is to be given to mens judgments who are learned and godly. 2. Yet not so much as to make their judgments the rule to judg men obstinate, if they differ from them. 3. What then should be the rule? by what should we judg a man to be obstinate?
Because the right informing our judgments in this, may much conduce to peace, I shall endeavour, 1. To shew you what due respect is to be given to mens judgments who are learned and godly. 2. Yet not so much as to make their judgments the rule to judg men obstinate, if they differ from them. 3. VVhat then should be the rule? by what should we judg a man to be obstiate?