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When
a
mans
peaceablcnefr m
ini
ftfir
him'
a
child
of
God.
509
feffthérnfelves
to be Gods children
in
this
particular,
in being'
of peaceable
,
of meek,
of
gentle,
and
of
loving
diipofitions:
Make
confcience
of
this
all you
profdfÌo
^:s
of
Religion,it
is
that
that is
calf upo.; many proteffors_of
Religion,
that
they
are as
proud and
froward
if
they
be
but
croft
as
any
:
There's
no
qui-
ernefs,
humility,
gentleriefs, meekuefs,
patience,
nor love ap-
pears
in
them, O
learn from.the connexion
of
thefe two,
to
take out this Leffon
this day,
that
as
in many
other
things you
fhould
manifefi your felves
robe
Gods children,
fo in
a
ipeci-
al
manner
in manifefling
a
gentle; meek, patient,
loving
ipirir,
both in your
familyes.,
and the-places where
God hat)
fet you
in.
And
further.
Not
only
to
be
of peaceable
fpirits, but to be
fo
peaceable
as
tomanifel
the Spirit
of
God
in you,
to be
peaceable
as
a
child
of
God,
for
a
man or
woman
may
natural
ly
have
a
peaceable
fpirit,
fo
:ne
men
cannot ndure
to
be
trou-
bled,
nor
they
w4ttrouble
no
body elfe.
They
live
quietly
among
their
neighbours,
and
they love no trouble, this
doth
not
allwayes
come from
a
gracious-
difpof
Lion
but from a
dull
and
fluggifh fpirit.
Qzsef%:
But
you
will
fay
then.
¡hen
is
a
man
of
fsch
a
peaceable
difpe
°tion as
he
mask
fef
s
himfelfé
to
be
a
child of God
sn
that
peaceahlenefs
o
f
his?
Anfw:
Firft,
When
our
peaceableneffe doth
not hinder
our
duty, when
a
man
though he love
peace, yet he
loves
to
perform
his
duty too
;
He
can
be peaceable among men, and
yet be
active
in
the performance of his duty to
God
:
he
can
flir in
the
caufe
of God
and publick
good, and yet
can
carry
it
on
in
a
peaceable
way
too:
Some -men
think,
there's
no
-way
to
be
peaceable
but
to
do nothing :Let
all
things goe which
way
they
ti11, for
their
parts they love not
to
put
their
finger
into
the
tire,
and
thefe
re
commended
for
quiet
and
peaceable
neighbours
:
I
thoú mayefl
be commended
for this
before
force
men
:
But
certainly
God
will
never
owne
thee
for
his
child in
this
kind of
peaceablerieffe-:
But
here's the
peaceable-
neffe
of
a
child
of
God,
when
a
man living in
the
place
where
God
hash
fet
him Slaaliconfider, what
is
the ditty
that
G
ód
re
luïres