The Blefednefs of the Peace-makers. 379 the lion flail eat flraw like the ox, and the SE R M. flicking child (hall play on the hole of the alp, XIV. and the weaned child 'hall put his hand on'`''' the cockatrice's den; that is, men 'hall lay afide their favage and fierce tempers, and be- come affectionate and friendly to one ano- ther, as it is explained in the following words, they not hurt nor deflroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth 'hall be full of the know- ledge of the Lord as the waters cover the fea. This being the true genius and tendency of the chriftian religion, it was to be ex-. pelted that the author of it fhould earnefily recommend a peaceable difpofition to all his followers, and that this indeed fhould be among his firft and principal inftruiions. Ac- cordingly we find that in this fermon on the mount, which containeth the fum of his doc- trine, when he is declaring the fundamental articles of his inítitution, and the effential terms upon which we may hope for the fa- vour of God, as being his true approved difciples, the character of the peace -maker hath a peculiar beatitude annexed to it ; bled are the peace-makers, for they (hall be called the children of God. In difcourfing on thefe words, 1 (hall follow the obvious me- thod of explaining, Firff,
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