"(9) . 85.8. I will hear whatthe Lord God will[peal(, he 1 willfPePJk.peace to thePeople,and to hu Saints.lNhat a Clattering is there in the W o~ld ? what tumules, artd commotions, are railed about the fo-llowers of Chrilt, as if- the yYorld were faliing abom their ears? The Devil fpeaks wrath, ev)l men fpeakdeath, ·and bonds t<l> them ; breathing ou: thre:nnings, re– proaches, perfecutions again!t them. In the midH of · all this fe.arfu!l noife, I'fe he-a.Pken, faith the 'P[til- · miff, what the Lord God will fpeak. Whatfoever n1en or Devils [peak , l'le hearken, if the .Lord God 1peakat the [:une t;ate. Oh no, he will /fpeak peace t'o his Saints : L~t the Sons of contention. do what theycan,the Sons of God lball be the Sons of Peace; they lhall live in peace, rhey lhaH dye . in peace, they lball dwell in peace for ever.Ifa. 3 2 • .I 7,J: 8.Th~ wor"'of R1'ghteou[rufs (halt be Peace, and the ejfeil , of Rzg~teoufnefs foa!l be quietnefs, and aj[urance f~r; ever..And.my people(hall dwell in apeacea6!efla– lntRZ:ion,& in fure dwel{ings,&, ·inquiet refli;tg plot... ces : Oh howgreat is the peace that they have, who love thyLaw.Chrifl:iansfear not to follow God.: let not that fad word ' npr the fulfilling of ir,fcare you ' out ofyour duty. All that w:'t( live godly in Chriff Je[r1J , (hall fuffer per(ecuttan. What if they do? .whilefl you are ~bJe tot {ay, I ~m perfecuted ,' but I h~v.e peace ; ! am poor, but I have pe:1ce ; in a Pnfon , but I have peace : in a Wildern~fs, but { ,have peace~ though all the World be againH me, ·God is at peace ., my Soul is in,peace; what difcon– l·agement 1nou!d all that be tofyou? , -z. He that is the (~od of pea~e, is the God of power. He protn1fes peace, ,and he promifcs no more , then he c1n pc1-f6rm• . He can 5 create peac~, hc ,can make ' / ,. ) ,
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