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

Sixthly, Self causes men who are in public employment §6to keep up their private jars and grudges, to interrupt the public, they will cross one another in their work for the public; let that suffer, so they may let one another feel of their private grudges: In this Christians are beneath Heathens. I have read of Aristides and Themistocles, who had many jarrings ⟨p. 120⟩between themselves, but being both employed in the work of the Common-wealth, in an Embassage, as they went over the Mountains, one says thus to the other, Let us lay down all our private grudges upon these mountains, at least till our business be over, and if there shall be just cause when we have done our work for the Common-wealth, we may then examine them. It were happy with us, if all men in public employment in this Land would from their hearts speak thus to one another, but men are selfish and cannot do it: Hence comes so many of our breaches and divisions.

Sixtly, Selfe causes men who are in publique employment §6to keepe up their private jarres and grudges, to interrupt the publike, they will crosse one another in their work for the publike; let that suffer, so they may let one another feel of their private grudges: In this Christians are beneath Heathens. I have read of Aristides and Themistocles, who had many jarrings ⟨p. 120⟩between themselves, but being both employed in the work of the Common-wealth, in an Embassage, as they went over the Mountains, one sayes thus to the other, Let us lay downe all our private grudges upon these mountaines, at least till our businesse be over, and if there shall be just cause when we have done our worke for the Common-wealth, we may then examine them. It were happy with us, if all men in publique employment in this Land would from their hearts speak thus to one another, but men are selfish and cannot do it: Hence comes so many of our breaches and divisions.