Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…

First, we are bound to give the best interpretation upon our brethren's actions we can, if they be not apparently ill; we should not do as the Logicians, Sequi partem deteriorem, but incline to that which may any way be conceived or hoped to have any goodness in it; we must rather wrong our selves by thinking too well of them, then wrong them by thinking too ill of them. This would help exceeding much to peace.

First, we are bound to give the best interpretation upon our brethrens actions we can, if they be not apparently ill; we should not do as the Logitians, Sequi partem deteriorem, but incline to that which may any way be conceived or hoped to have any goodnesse in it; we must rather wrong our selves by thinking too well of them, then wrong them by thinking too ill of them. This would help exceeding much to peace.

Secondly, we should rather be jealous of our selves then others, knowing more of the evils of our own hearts then we can do of any others.

Thirdly, if we know certainly we are right, and others not, our hearts should rather be taken up with admiring and blessing Gods goodness to us for what he shows us, then ⟨p. 97⟩in censuring our Brethren for what he hath denied them.

Thirdly, if we know certainly we are right, and others not, our hearts should rather be taken up with admiring and blessing Gods goodnesse to us for what he shewes us, then ⟨p. 97⟩