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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