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Quotation from Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (Preface and Book I) by Richard Hooker
“Think ye are men, deem it not impossible for you to err; sift unpartially your own hearts, whether it be force of reason or vehemency of affection, which hath bred and still doth feed these opinions in you.”
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (Preface and Book I), Preface, ch. IX (Everyman's Library printing, Internet Archive OCR text)
Hooker's closing appeal to the advocates of presbyterian discipline to re-examine their cause with meekness.
Citation: "Think ye are men, deem it not impossible for you to err; sift unpartially your own hearts, whether it be force of reason or vehemency of affection, which hath bred and still doth feed these opinions in you." — Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (Preface and Book I), Preface, ch. IX (Everyman's Library printing, Internet Archive OCR text). (id hooker-laws-of-ecclesiastical-polity-q1)
Portrait: Wenceslas Hollar - Richard Hooker (State 1), Wenceslaus Hollar, Public domain.
