.4Ei2 Rules for peace between man and man. And I coddle I had force thoughts of Rules about Church - peace, and Common- wealth-peace ; But I shall tell you after why we (ail not fpeak to that now, Firfl then force Rules in General! for peace between man and man. That's the Firf! ; than we fhould never ufe any violence to any man, but where there is a neceffity.If what we would doe., may be done by any meanes but by violence, we fhould rather try it. When we fee fuch and fuch walke diforderly, other - wife then we would, they doe wrong ; -- Firfl,we fhould flu, dy whether there may be any meanes to recall them before any violence be ufed, ufe that alwayes as the late helpe; It's quite otherwife with moll men and women, when any thing difpleafes them in another, they fly upon their faces prefently, and the fir(t way which they take for helpe to reduce men, it is in a violent way ; Now this is nit to be the child of God ; Bleffed are the peace-makers, they (hall be called the children of God ; that is,as I (hall (hew afterwards,they (hall be like God; now the Lord himfelfe doth not love to grieve the children of men ; fo the Scripture faith, Ile delights not in the death of a finner; He doth not willingly panifh ; why we should be like our Father. If there can be any meanes that can be ufed betides violence, let that be firf! tryed , let's firfl ingage our felves there. Secondly , If violence muft needs be ufed, let there not be an extent of this violence any further then needs muf! : By the extent of it I meane, either in regard of the fubje t againa whom, or in regard of the violence it felfe ; Let it not be ex- tended to a further degree then needs, but mix it what polli- bly you can with gentl`neflé, and love, if there be any hope of good that way. And extend it not further then needs mull in refpea of the fub,e6i that you doe oppofe ; by that I meane this ; That when any doe difpleafe you, you mutt aeî in oppo- fition-to them; fly not out again(l all others that have any kind of likenelle to them in any thing elfe. Indeed you may op- pofe all others that doe that very unluft thing that fuch a one doth ; But this is the frowardneffe and the turbulency of mens fpirits
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