4 S o Bided f f Are they that rnakg peace between man 4n4 God, thee withal,if thou beat an inflrument to make peace between biva and God : O thofe that are inîtrumentil this way, have the blei ing of fuch as they have been inftrumental of goo,' un- to.. They blefle God that ever they faw fuch a ones face, Othe bleiimg of God be upon fuch a man or woman, I was going on in the wayes of eternal' death,and partly through the holy car- riage of inch a one I was convinc't,and partly through their ho- ly.perfwations I was brought to the word,and there I met with thofethings that wrought upon my heart, that I would not have been without for ten thoufand worlds : O the bleflìng of God be upon the foul of fuch a man,of fuch d woman,whywhen fuch a one shall lye a dying, going the way of all $elh, lancing into the infinite ocean ofeternity,he (ball lye blefíìng God that ever he knew thee; yea andwhen he íhall come to heàven,[hal be there bleif ng God that ever he knew you. Is it not a bief - .fed thing to labour to draw others to be at peace with God ? What a blef led work is the work of the Miniftry then ? and the calling is a blefled calling ; O how beaattif isl' are the feet of thofe that brim the ,glad- tydzngs of peace ? So people should accotnt ir. And the firil work that a Minifler hath to. do when he comes to a place, it is to fay, peace to that place, To us (faith Paul) is comn1tt&l the word of reconciliation; that's our great embaffàge, this is the work that the Lord bath defigned fome men to: God may blefle the endeavours of fome private men to be peace makers in this fence, but the work of the Mi- nifiry is appointed by God, God hath fet them a part to be his great ordinance for the reconciling the world to himfeif, faith: the Lord there are a company of pock wretches that are now in wayes of enmity againfl,me, yet I have thoughts of peace to44 them,and I fend you among them for to carry the em - bafke of peace unto them, and I require and command you tharycu open, the glad tydings of peace to them, and that you tel them bow my heart is towards peace with them,& that- you: fhe!y ,them the way how they may come to be reconciled to. me,_and that you down, and labour with thdrn w tf i ul1 your might, though it be to fpendyour lives with them, yet if you can but laboui. tobting them to be at peace With me, lit would be
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