Rule' for N ightorrrÌy- peatce. 471 friends together. O take heed of entertaining any thing meet- ly by hearfay;Confider, this peace between me and my neigh- bour, it is precious, and I am loth CO lode the benefit, the fweemeffe of it fornothing ; Therefore I will inquire whether it be true 6r no ; and if need be I will rather goy to hilt' him- felfe to know it, then Lwill entertaine grudges, and that tha¡ may breed Contentionbetween us : That's the firfl rule. Secondly , Take heed of being peremptory in thy Judge- ment in thine ovine Caufe, but be willing to hear thofe that are not intereifedin the Caufe : And above all times take heed of your Judgement in time of paffion : Though men are never fo refolute as they are in time of paffìon, yet the truth is,men are never fo unable to judge as they are when they are angery ; of all times doe not believe your ovne judgement, if anger be once got up : When once the thing is got into the affe &ions ictumm mj the judgement that vanilhes ; Men have the weaken judgé- traafrr_ui alle ments intheir pallìon, and yet they will be the moil peremp -alum. tory in their judgements then ; That's the fecond rule. If you; would have peace among Neighbours," be not too peremptory in your judgements in your ovine Caufe, and efpecially be- lieve not your judgements in your time of palliion, but rather goe and think of it, pray over it. Thirdly, ( That may be a difliti& one ) doe not fall, our with any neighbour, till you have 'been before at prayer, that God would dire& you in this bufinell'e ; O here's a bufineffe- falls out that is dike to bring a great deale of ditlurbance, Lord dire &me, Lord help me, guide me in this; that I may doe nothing :difhonourable to thy great Name ; .nothing dif agreeable to thy will. I appeale to your'Confciences in this, you that have had to deale wi h neighbours, rappeale:but to your Confciences in this thing, Can you fay thus ; There was never any falling out between me and 'any neighbour, but I' went fit} to God to dire& me in the bufinef e , and to teach me how I fhould behave my felfe about it with atefol ution to walke according to what dire&ions God fhould grant tq me' by his Word , and by his Spirit. Certainly, your contentious iaien, and unpeaceable met', they feldome pray, tbeyfeldome- Catiì°
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