r. : · '-'' . .. './ _..,. ._. upon the Epinle of JAM E s. 2• It: his Opini9ns; not urging his own bey~n~ their.weight, _nor wrefiing thofe of his adverranes beyond then mtentton ro o.d to~s h d·r 1 · f 1 b' h h 1 1.. • • t See Dttvrnaut confcquences which t ey . 11.C atm ; t a au ~ w · iC atn muc11 01- Sent. de Pace fimbed the Peace ~f Chnfiendom. .c~artey tbould ~onfid er n~t pt tvllY. and _D_r what followeth of tt felf upon any opmton, but what followeth 1t1 H•1U ofchrifll• the Confcience of thofe that hold it; though u!i1:.tlly thefe unchari- a_z MGd~ratiwr, • table deductions and inferences are rather forced by the di!ingenuity ltb 1.. sca. 1 1 of the adverfary, then founci in the opi~.ons of the Author. ·Aman may err i?J Logicft, that cloth not err in Faith; and though he may be urgedwith the coni(:quences of his· opinion, yet he may not be charged with them: !ou b.ave no reafon toinfame him 'Yit~ the brats ofyour own maltce ; to make any man worfe then he ts, 1s the way to difgrflct an adverfary,not reclaim him. 3. In hu Converfatitm, going off from his own right for Peace fake ; otherwife while we feek todoour felves the greltefi righr, we do our felves the greatell wrong; revenge provech our own trouble. Ecclrf. 7.16.Be not just fi'Ver.much,neither maf?.! t~y[elfover-wife; Wh] 11 See DrHalis fbou!dft thou deflroy thy/elf? u That Rule ts of gre!at extent a11d Sermoa on ufe in the affairs of humane life; among other fences and intent~ of tlmScripture, it, this is one, to forbid a rigid innocency and fevere profccution. record ed in When MagiRrates dc:al extreamly in all cafes, the name of 'fHjice :; 1e Ht!lory of i~ made a cov:r for ~rHelty: The feverity of rh~ Laws mufl be ~i- ~~~t.Synod 0 tlgated, not man mdulgence to fin~ but upon JUfi and conveme'nt Reafons; and the Equit] mufr frill be preferred before the Letter. So alfo it concerneth priv~te Chrifiians, when they fhncl upon right, and will Rot part with it upon any con!iderations, how cemducible foever it be to the glory o~ God, and our peace with others, David faith, Pjal.69.4• 1 reftortd th.at Which I too~ not awt'l} : And our J Lord payed tribute to avoyd fcandal, though otherwife he were not ~ - SeefM.lr P~~- b d M X W 1 1 l. L • f ,{; i(lriS 0 ( rt'l l•e• OUn, .at.17.17. e~renotonyto OO!itOWuattS a. wJul, 11 n .Hotteration, · but what IS eqP.41and convenunt. on Phi!. 4 . 5 6. That tr11e Wifdom u Mjie t~ be entreated; t.¥?r~9n,,e:xorable ObferuAt. 6. and of an ingenuous faciJ1ty, either to be perfwad<1d to what i~ good, or ~iff~aded from what i$ evil. Men think 'tis a dlfgrace to change the1r tpmd, and ~erefore are 'head-firong, wilful, unplia.ble to all fuggell1on and apphcattons that are ufed to-wards them : Bu~ thete is not agreater piece offolly, then not to gi¥e place to rigu~ Reaf~m. I confeCs theJe is a faulty ea!inefs : Some ·ar~ of the .remperQf£h§i)fe Afiatiques, that could not fay, ¥, No, ·flo s or like rhat G §: g Kin~
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