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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XXVI.
The seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth dividing Practices.
The seventh, Whatsoever personal evil there is in any one who is in a differing way from others, is cast upon all that are in that way.
The seventh, Whatsoever personall evill there is in any one who is in a differing way from others, is cast upon all that are in that way.
This you know was the practice of former times, whatsoever evil any forward Professor was guilty of, that was cast upon all, they are all thus; Do you not see that Hypocrites they are? whatsoever their shows be, yet if they have opportunity they will be as vile as any men; enough may be found against the best of them all, if they were narrowly watched; this is their way, they are a company of dissemblers: Such kind of imputations are carried upon the miscarriage of any one, upon all, on purpose to enrage the people against them: We accounted this hard dealing heretofore, let us not now be guilty of such things our selves.
THis you know was the practice of former times, whatsoever evill any forward Professour was guilty of, that was cast upon all, they are all thus; Doe you not see that Hypocrites they are? whatsoever their shewes be, yet if they have opportunity they will be as vile as any men; enough may be found against the best of them all, if they were narrowly watched; this is their way, they are a company of dissemblers: Such kinde of imputations are carryed upon the miscarriage of any one, upon all, on purpose to enrage the people against them: We accounted this hard dealing heretofore, let us not now be guilty of such things our selves.