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

First, every godly man prizes and seeks after knowledge; ⟨p. 238⟩§1others mind little but their profit and pleasure; they trouble not themselves about the knowing the things of God, except ambition puts them upon it; they care not which way truths go: But the Godly man prizes every truth at a high rate, worth the contending for, to the uttermost, rather then to deny it or lose it. In the dark, all colours be alike, but in the light they appear diverse. While the Egyptians were in the dark, they all sate still, but they moved with various motions when the light brake out upon them: when men discuss things, and desire to see farther into them, it is impossible, considering the weaknesses of the best, and the variety of mens apprehensions, but there must needs be much difference in mens judgements, & then considering that every thing they apprehend to be a truth, their consciences are engaged in it, at least thus far, that they must not deny it for a world; this puts mens spirits at distance, although both be godly, both love the truth equally.

First, every godly man prizes and seeks after knowledge; ⟨p. 238⟩§1others mind little but their profit and pleasure; they trouble not themselves about the knowing the things of God, except ambition puts them upon it; they care not which way truths goe: But the Godly man prizes every truth at a high rate, worth the contending for, to the uttermost, rather then to deny it or lose it. In the dark, all colours be alike, but in the light they appeare diverse. While the Egyptians were in the darke, they all sate still, but they moved with various motions when the light brake out upon them: when men discusse things, and desire to see farther into them, it is impossible, considering the weaknesses of the best, and the variety of mens apprehensions, but there must needs be much difference in mens judgements, & then considering that every thing they apprehend to be a truth, their consciences are engaged in it, at least thus farre, that they must not deny it for a world; this puts mens spirits at distance, although both be godly, both love the truth equally.