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éphefzana,Ghap.i.
V
l
lt,
z
.
skill
of
is ;
And
as
it
is
in any mans
power to diftemper
himfelfe, and
breed
troublefome
ficknef
es,
but
a
skilfull
Phyfitian onely,can reftorea
temperateconftitution:
fo we
of
our
felves
were able
to diforderouri
foules,
putting all out
of
frame,
but it
is
God
onely
by
his
Spirit, who
can
Neale
all
jarres, and bring forth
fweet peace inus. Laftly,
I
fay
by
I
the Gofpel, which
is
therefore
called
the Gofpel
of
peace.
Now
as
man'
leadeth
us
by
his
outwardwords, to
fee
his
good
meaning toward
us;
fo
God
by
this
outward word,
as well
as
inward, doth
reveale
to
us
his
rich
grace Now
we may confider this true Peace,
as
for
the
fubftance
of
begun
in
us,
or
as
more
full,
for the circumftantiall
degree
of
it;
for
as
Chrift
infinuateth
a
joy
in
part and
refpedively,a joy
full
;
fo
we may
conceive
of
Peace
:
For,as there
is a
light more cloudy,and more bright
and
cleare;
fo
there
is a
peace, with
which more or
lefts difturbance
is
incermedled.
Now
Peace confidered
in
the
fiat
kinde, commeth firft
from this, that Gods amity
is
reftored
;
whereas
his
wrath
was
toward
us, now
he
is
atoned and reconciled
through Chrift
;
theworking
there-
fore
of
our
peace,
is
chiefly
afcribed
to
this,
that Chrift
did
abolifis
the
enmity
twixt God
and
man,
Ephef.a.
Colo
jf.t.
The
Angels
finging on
Chrifts Nativity,
Peace on
earth ;
in
the
next
words
opening
the
fours
rain,
vg.:
Goodwill
to
men.
For
look
as
there
can be
no
peace
to
a
Trai-
tor,
till
the
King
turne favourable
to
him
;
in like
fort it
is
with us,
who
from the womb
are rebels,
if
we knew
our condition.
Further, hence
it commeth
that
the whole
creature
is
accorded with
us,
even the beafts, yea, the
icons of
the
field
are
at
league
with
us,
I#o
f.
2.
i8.
lobs.
For
as fervants
follow their Matter, Souldiers their
Chiefraine
, fo
doe
all
the
creatures obediently follow him who
is
the
Lord
ofHons.
Secondly, this
peace
commeth
from the doing away
of
all difturbance
which
was within man againft
himfelfe
;
as
the
accufati-
on
of
his
thoughts
for guiltineffe
of
fin,
the
rebellion and fight
of
Tuft
againft his
reafon, or rather the
fpirir
of
his
minds
renucd;
we
being
jufli-
fied
by
faith,
have
peace
toward
God, Ram.
S.
r.
The God
of
Peace
finale
yon
throughout
;
bywhich
we maygather,
that
while God fandifieth
us, he
doth
Phew
him
felfea
God that
maketh
Peace;
and
fo
many
as
walk by
this
rule,
viz.rejoycing
in
Chrift crucif.ed,whobath
crucified
the
world
to us, and
us
to the world,
Peace
fhall
be
upon
them,
Gal.ó.For look
as
the
body,
fick
with diftemper, cannot be healed
with the
Phyfitians good
affection,
unleffe his
adion
alto be afforded
;
fo it
is
here
;
it
is
not
fuffi-
cient
that God
fhould be
gracioufly inclined,
unleffe he fhould
by
his
will
and
power
cure chofedifturbant aberrations
which
deprived
us
of
all
peace.
Thirdly,
from
a fecuring
us
for time
to
come,in regardofene-
mies
both
inwardand
outward,
frombreaking
the power
of
them,
of
hell, death; thatthey
are
not
able
to
hurt us, much
let e to prevaile
againft us
:
For it
is
not the
molefting power ofenemies, but
the
hurting
powerwhich ftandeth notwith Peace. You
fee
how gainful! troubles,
and
worldly peace,
fand
well
together
:
fo the trouble
of
our militant
condition accrewing
to
us
from thefe outward
fpiritual! enemies,
doth
not
let out Peace, while we
know
that
all
things
fhall work
to
our
good;
that