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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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Thirdly, because of these divisions, many resolve they will ⟨p. 228⟩§3stand Neuters, they see it is doubtful which way things may go; seeing there are such differences, we will stand by and look on till we see how they will agree; by this means they do not only desert the public Cause that is now on foot, but they are in danger to be for any thing at the last, or to turn Atheists. Chrysostom in his Sermons upon the Acts,1 Chap. 15. inveighs against such men as these; he there makes an Apology for the dissentions of the Christians, the Heathens objected, We would come to you, but we know not to whom we should come; one is of one mind, another is of another, we cannot tell what you hold, you are so different from your selves. Chrysostoms answer is, This is but a cavil; for first, this hinders you not in other matters, where there is difference amongst men, yet you will take pains and enquire which is the right; Yea secondly, if you did know what you should hold, yet you would not embrace it, for you do know what you should do, and yet you do not do it; do what you know, and then ask of God, and he will reveal more to you.
Thirdly, because of these divisions, many resolve they will ⟨p. 228⟩§3stand Neuters, they see it is doubtfull which way things may goe; seeing there are such differences, we will stand by and look on till we see how they will agree; by this means they do not only disert the publick Cause that is now on foot, but they are in danger to be for any thing at the last, or to turn Atheists. Chrysostome in his Sermons upon the Acts,1 Chap. 15. inveighs against such men as these; he there makes an Apologie for the dissentions of the Christians, the Heathens objected, We would come to you, but we know not to whom we should come; one is of one mind, another is of another, we cannot tell what you hold, you are so different from your selves. Chrysostomes answer is, This is but a cavill; for first, this hinders you not in other matters, where there is difference amongst men, yet you will take paines and enquire which is the right; Yea secondly, if you did know what you should hold, yet you would not embrace it, for you doe know what you should do, and yet you do not do it; do what you know, and then aske of God, and he will reveale more to you.