448 BlefJ'ed are they thàt.reahe peace between man and God. Blelfed are_ thofe that labour to make peace between man and God, they are the words of. Chrifl, and therefore we mull underl }and them in the moll fpirituall fence, we muff not ex- clude that however. Blefíed are thofe who having found the blefìecinefle' of peace themfelves, and fo having peace with God,they are very defirous to make peace between other men and God too ; they finding the fweetnale in their own hearts of their peace with God ; their` earneft dares are,O that they -could bring others to be at peace with God too : when the Husband hath had the work of God in purifying his heart by Faith, and hath found the fweetneffe of peace with God, O that I could be a meanes to make peace between the foule of my wife and God too; and fo the wife that bath made her peace with God,having her heart purified by Faith,and feeles the fweetneffe of ir, O now that I could doe any thing in the world , any way, with prayers and teares, and walking con- vincingly before my husband to work his heart to God, that there may be peace between God and his foule likewife ; fo one Brother having his heart purified by Faith, and'having the fweetneffe of peace with God , , O that I could but doe any thing beforeIdie to further this great work of peace between the foule of my Brother and God: O the Grace of God to m foule, in. bringing it to be at peace with him and ô chat. could be my Inflrumentall for the furtherance óf the work of the Grace of God on the foule of my Brother ;And 'fo one kid- man to another, and One neighbour to another ; Certainly, thofe that ever knew What the peace of God meant, will en- deavour What' poffibly they can to make peace between their Brethren andGod,bytellingof them' What their Condition was There was a time that I went on in a wretched way, as yoYt are now going on in, I was an enemy to Cod, there was nothing in my heart but enmity againff.God, .O I Would not for ten thoufand thoufand worlds be'one houre in that Condi- tion that I was once' in , for feare I fl,ould die in it, and fo bë eternally anenemy to God, O that you would Confider your wages ; The way that you goe on , tn, ic: is certainly a way of enmity agaiiiffilie blared andeterná11 Gód ; O confider what God
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