A second volume of discourses or sermons on several scriptures

Truly it ceaseth now from being any longer an offence to a weak Brother, Answ. and becomes a groundless offence taken up by a peevish, froward and malicious person; and certainly in this case no man is bound to abstain from that which is lawful, though he may give offence to such an one; especially, if it be of moment and concernment to him: As for instance; if any be unsatisfied of the lawfulness of another Man's Calling and Profession, as at this day the Socinians are unsatisfied of the lawfulness of Warlike and Military Employments; if they will not be satisfied when sufficient Reasons are alleged to justify it, we are not bound in this case to quit our Callings; for they are Matters of Concernment to us; but we are bound rather to neglect their Censures, as proceeding from Malice and Spite.

Truly it ceaseth now from being any longer an offence to a weak Brother, Answ. and becomes a groundless offence taken up by a peevish, froward and malicious person; and certainly in this case no man is bound to abstain from that which is lawful, though he may give offence to such an one; especially, if it be of moment and concernment to him: As for instance; if any be unsatisfied of the lawfulness of another Man's Calling and Profession, as at this day the Socinians are unsatisfied of the lawfulness of Warlike and Military Employments; if they will not be satisfied when sufficient Reasons are alledged to justifie it, we are not bound in this case to quit our Callings; for they are Matters of Concernment to us; but we are bound rather to neglect their Censures, as proceeding from Malice and Spite.

But what if others still continue unsatisfied, not out of Pride and Malice, Object. but out of Weakness, as being insufficient to receive that information from us that we ⟨p. 146⟩give them, and cannot conceive of the depth of our Reasons and Arguments for the justifying of such and such Actions, what shall we do in that Case?