464 Rotes of peace between man and man. of that ; Q'they would faine have peace, but they would faine love every body to be all of their minde ; they would faine that they might doe every thing whatfoever they pleas'd, and no "liody fpeak <againtt it. Bur now; when the heart is let upon peace, and is ufed -by Chrili to be a peace Maker, fuch a one is fa upon peace, fo as willing to purchafe it at a deare rate, yea to purchafe it at any rate but fin : The truth is, peace is never bought too deare but by fin ; And as'we fay, we May buy Cold too deare ;. fo we may buy peace too deare, if we betray . our Confciences for peace lake ; or the Truth for peace fake ; But let us be willing to facrifice what is our owne and not Gods, efpecially when it is publike peace. If every man or woman had this refolution strongly fer, well, I am refolved fo long as I live, wherefoever God cafts me, Ile make it my en- deavour, that there may be peace where I live ; and Ile be at any colt that fo I may procure it ; yea wharfoever (hall be pro-. pofed as a way of peace befides fin,I am refolved that that way Ií take'where I fee that God may have Glory,and the ptblick good may got on, yea where I fee the good of my Brothers ioule doth depend upon it ; for where there are jarres and. contentions, I have heard that there is abundance of fin, and I find it fo by experience ; nòwv where I may prevent tin, and doe "good, I äm refolved though it cal me deare,I will not be wanting for the furtherance of this ; this refolution mull be in every man, to be willing that it mutt colt him deare, for peace is a precious Commodity, and it comes .not by wishing, O I would have peace, and it comes not by crying out one won another, her be willing that it fhould:colt me fora thing. You That cry out fo much for peace, I eppeale to you, what Both it colt yen And then the fourthRule for the furtherance of peace is this, 1 hat every man or woman should account is the molt: honourable thing to yeeld firfI; That turfed principle ñihat; there is in mens hearts, that it is a.difgraceto baginto yeeld, 'cis that that makes disturbance in the world, in all focieties ; but if men were principled in this, That Where : there are any breaches', -that man or womanbeginsfirlt to yeeld, is the rìrolt honou-
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