470 Rules for neighbourlj-Peace, you do intend their good : Let a man love me and beat me, as theProverb is, if you -have occafion to manifefl difpleafure in{ your family, then your care fhould be to- manifeft love, that thofe that you manifeft difpleafure againfl may be convinced thateven at that time you love them : Certainly this will mightily allay the bitterneffe of fpirir, for otherwife, if you oppofe thèm out of bitterneffe, though the caufe be jufl why they thould be oppofed, yet -if it be out of bitternefíe,bit- terneffe will raife bitternelle, and fo though the other be the guilty perfon, yet inflead of fubduing his corruption, you+will but onely flirre: up his. corruption, but now if you fhall fo op- pofe him in his way as to reproove him, or if there be caufe punifh him, yet fo as to carry your felves towards -him fo as he cannot but be convinc't you intend good and no .hurt to him, this will mightily overcome his fpirit, and fo will -be much peace in the family : It's the promifemade toferufalem, in the Prophefie oflfv That it fhall be a quiet habitation ; O 'tis a great bleffing upon a family if it may be Paid this is -a quiet habitation, come from morning to night,from the begin- niug ofthe week to the end, yea from the beginning of the year to the end, you (hall fee nothing but quietneffe here, -it's the blefìing upon 1-erufalem, and fo upon your`families, O thefe- are the children of God, here's - nothing but peace and quiet- here, every one knowes.how to do his duty, the Governours theirs, - children andfervants theirs, and fo it's a, quiet. habita- tion. Neighboxrs. Now then for neighbours, Whofoever will meddle in that, had need-be much felf}denying, and very wife,and very loving, and very meek in dealing -with them, and thefe riles -are to be obferved for peace between neighbour and neighbour.. Firfl, Entertaine nothing againll a neighbour meerly upon hearfay, -take heed of that, a grear-deale of fire is kindled,and flirre there is between one neighbour and another, whywhat's the matter ?- when it comes to be examined it's nothing at all, it was a meere fancy ; As fometimes Souldiers have a falfe allarum ; and there's no truth in átiy rhing;but as Toone as they come to confeire one -with another, they lhalce hands and :are friends
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