The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

44. The difference between the aforesaid Extremes (the formal and malignant persecutors, and the censorious Fanatic Sectaries) is more in the manner and way of Exercise, than in their Principles themselves. For they are both agreed in the main, against the true nature and principles of Christian Love and Concord. They both think others more odious and less amiable than they are: And they both are possessed with an envious zeal (which S. James saith is earthly, sensual, and Devilish, James 3. 15. introducing confusion and every evil work); a zeal, I say, to make each other seem odious also to all others: And though they understood not the sense or transcript of their own dungeon hearts, yet the children of light can easily understand that the Epitome or Contents of the Doctrine of their learned writings and discourse is but this [My adversaries are not amiable, but odious] And the sum of the application is [Therefore we exhort you not to love them, but to hate them]. But here now they part, and the side that is uppermost useth, as the more particular application [Ergo, we pray you, silence, imprison, banish, hang or burn them, and curse and excommunicate, and depose those temporal Lords that will not do it, as Concil. Later. sub Innoc. 3. Can. 2, 3.] The other side say [Avoid all Church Communion with them as wicked persecutors; and hold no communion with any of their side or way]. So that ⟨p. 203⟩the difference between these Love-killers and peace-haters is but in the top branches [Hate and destroy them] saith the one side, [Hate and avoid them] saith the other side.

44. The difference between the aforesaid Extreams (the formal and malignant persecutors, and the censorious Fanatick Sectaries) is more in the manner and way of Exercise, than in their Principles themselves. For they are both agreed in the main, against the true nature and principles of Christian Love and Concord. They both think others more odious and less amiable than they are: And they both are possessed with an envious zeal (which S. James saith is earthly, sensual, and Devilish, James 3. 15. introducing confusion and every evil work); a zeal, I say, to make each other seem odious also to all others: And though they understood not the sense or transcript of their own dungeon hearts, yet the children of light can easily understand that the Epitome or Contents of the Doctrine of their learned writings and discourse is but this [My adversaries are not amiable, but odious] And the sum of the application is [Therefore we exhort you not to love them, but to hate them]. But here now they part, and the side that is uppermost useth, as the more particular application [Ergo, we pray you, silence, imprison, banish, hang or burn them, and curse and excommunicate, and depose those temporal Lords that will not do it, as Concil. Later. sub Innoc. 3. Can. 2, 3.] The other side say [Avoid all Church Communion with them as wicked persecutors; and hold no communion with any of their side or way]. So that