9IO Some Truths may be Romafometimes. are more than fo many truths which I am not publithing : Nay which I never snail publilh whilefl I live. Secondly, Pofitives bind not always and to all times. Thirdly, while you arepreaching that opinion whichyour zeal is fo much for, you are omitting far greater and moreneceffary Truths. And is it not as great a 6n to omit them as the leffer. Fourthly,. Mercy is to be preferred before fa-, crifice r What ifthe prefent uttering fome truth would co(I many thoufand mens lives ? Were not that an untimely and unmerciful word ? And is it not as bad if ( but accidentally) it tend to the ruineof the Church, and' the hurt of fouls? it were eafie to inflame its unfeafonab'le and im- prudent words of truth fpoken to Princes, which have railed perfecutions of long continuance, and ruined Churches , filenced Knitters, and cau- fed the death of multitudes ofmen. Fifthly, And where ii there any wordof God Which coñimandeth us to fpeak all that we know,' and which forbiddeth us to forbear the utterance of anyone truth. ï Sixthly, Andfor the molt part thole mtri, who" are molt pregnant and impatient of holding in their opinionson the pretenfe cf the pretiouf nefs of truth; do but proudly etieem their own underflandings precious, and do vend fome raw undigefled notionsivain j'ang ings or errors,under the name of that truth which mutt by no means beconcealed, though the vending of it tend to envy and ílrife , and to confution and every evil' work. When thofe that have the Truth inde:dj. have
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