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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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1 King. 18. 21. Why halt ye between two opinions? We must not be voluntary Cripples to halt between two. Why are you dismembered in your hearts and your opinions? so Josephus in his History mentioning that place. That is observable, when the Prophet put that question to them, the Text saith, The people held their peace, their mouths were stopped, they had not a word to say for themselves. If any thing be pretended for this dividing, it is that trouble may be prevented: exactness in Religion, through Reformation, giving up our selves wholly to God and his truth, hath a show of bringing much trouble with it. Hence men wind and shift about, and do what they do by halves.
1 King. 18. 21. Why halt ye between two opinions? Wee must not be voluntary Cripples to halt between two. Why are you dismembred in your hearts and your opinions? so Josephus in his History mentioning that place. That is observable, when the Prophet put that question to them, the Text saith, The people held their peace, their mouths were stopped, they had not a word to say for themselves. If any thing be pretended for this dividing, it is that trouble may be prevented: exactnesse in Religion, through Reformation, giving up our selves wholly to God and his truth, hath a shew of bringing much trouble with it. Hence men winde and shift about, and doe what they doe by halves.
It was a notable speech of Calvin to those who were offended with troubles they met with in the work of Reformation, 1If we could be content with half a Christ, (says he) our work would more easily go on, we could soon bring about what we would have, we should not meet with so much opposition, but nothing but a whole Christ will serve our turn.
It was a notable speech of Calvin to those who were offended with troubles they met with in the work of Reformation, 1