5'ro
Y
hen
a
-mares
pe
iceablenefj'e
maidfefisrhim
a child
of God.
«equites at
my
hand'in
my
relations,
as a
husband,
a
matter,
as
a chiefe
man in
the Parish
?
What
is
the
duty that -God
would
haveme to
doe
?
whit
fervice
can
I
doe
for
God
?
Now
farce
may
I
promote
the
glory
of
God
in
the place where
he häth
fez
me?
whacfoever
becomes
of mine own
peace
and
quiet,
Ile
venter
to
Appear
in
the
caufe
of
God,
and in
the
place where
God
hath
fet
mine
be
as
aaive
as
polibly
I
can,
yet
fo as
I
hope through
Gods
grace
there
fliall
appeire
nothing
but
a
peaceable quiet
fpirir
:
O'tis
an excellent,
temper, there's
the
'Spirit
of God
it
this, when men
can
tell
how
to
come in
be-
tween there
two, that
is,
between
a
dead iiuggiih fpirit,
an,f
between
a
violent furious fpirit
;
There
is
á
middle between
there,
Some
men
becaufe
they fee others
to be of
violent
and
furious
fpirits,
tfiey
think'ris
bell
for
them
ro
do
nothing;
and
.
'then other
Tien
becaufe they would avoid ifnggiihneile and
Iloathfulnette,
they carry
it
on
in
a
furious and violent
way,
and fo they
manifeil nothing
Of
Gods
Spirit
on
the
ocher
aide.
But
now one
that
is
led
by
the Spirit of
God,
he'icnotves
hoe
to
be
aaive
and
flirting
in
doing
his
duty,
and yet he
can
tell
how
to carryon
the
work with
meeknefíe, quietneflé
and
peaceableneffe
notwich
Landing,
here's
a
child
of
God
in-
deed.
Secondly,
When
a
man
is
of
a
peaceable difpofition,and he
Both aim
at
God
in
ir,
more then
au
his
Own
quiet,
force
men
they
are
of
peaceable
difpoliitions:
But why? 'ris meetly
be-
caufe
they are
loath
to
have
any
trouble, therefore
they
will
be
at peace
;
But
-now
when
a!
man
or
woman
(ball
confiL
der
this
;
By-
dillutbance
and
'difquiet,
and difconcednefs;
Z.
what aboundance
of
diihónour
comes
to
God,
and what
aboundance of
fin
is
caufed
between
bi
ethren,
many
times
between
thofe
that
are good,- between
filch as
live
in a
family,
and neighbour and
neighbour ;
Now
then.to the
end
that I
might
avoid
fo
great
(mile ,
and
to the
end
chat
I
may
honour
God,
fo as
I
.know
God
may
be
honoured
by
a
peaceable,
quiet,
humble and
meek
difpofit
ion
,
therefore it
is
I'le
deny my felfe
rather
in
that
that
would
be
futable
to the
fiefh
j
find
that
nay
flelh is
prone
enough
to
Peek