Friday, February 11, 2011

Via media?


A pearl of theological wisdom from Robert Traill (1642-1716):
Usually such men that are for middle ways in points of doctrine, have a greater kindness for that extreme they go half-way to, than for that which they go half-way from.
A Vindication of the Protestant Doctrine concerning Justification and of its Preachers and Professors from the Unjust Charge of Antinomianism, in a letter from the author to a minister in the country, p. 253

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good quote.
I don't know why it's so, though.