Rules for Neighbourly reace. If once a fpirit of envie doth prevaile in the hearts of men, there's nothing evil keep them at peace.One man envies atano-' ther;he fees Such a man gets more then be,such-a man gets the credit and honour of such a thing more then I ,; Now when a fpirit of envie prevailes, there will come a fpirit of contenti- on: But when men labour to doe what good they can in the places that God bath fet them, and they can.rejoyce in what good they fee God makes others to be an Inflrument of ; they can appeale to God, Lord thou knoweft what a Joy it is to my heart to hear or fee that thou makeft others to be an Itnitru- ment of good as well as I : this is acceptable 'to God, Eighthly, And then the hR thing that I would propound is this, That there Should be often neighbourly meetings for the keeping of peace, and the Making peace: where there is any breach of it ; and fpecially thofe that are of the chicle in places and Townes : And there meetings Should. be in their owne houles, 'tis molt honourable and Safe and comely, and like to be moll profitable, for men in Parishes and Townes to meet together at their owne houles, and not to make the place of their meetings to be in Tavernes ; For though it's true, it is ttat limply unlawfull in it felfe for Friends to meete there, iut though it be not in it felfe limply unlawful!, yet certainly it's more honourable for thofe Mat are chicle in Townes, that they can meete together in their own. habitations, and there's more love in meeting together at their own houles, then at the Tavern ; and there is not fo much danger there; though t'hep intend no hurt when they goo,: 'et there is a greater temptation there ; although foinetimes it's but little that is either eat or drunk, vet _at fome other times there may be é \cel e ; And fo the bu6nefle of lieace and love may run into the buíneffe of excelle. in sating and 'drinking, and plcafing the.fleflb, :;and fo no good t all done, but rather before they part one from another, fall- out one with -another,' wheii they liivexaken fomewhat toça. liberal!. of the ufe of thecreature cif th4refow the h the thing.be nor in it's own nature yet yòultnow. What the rule of the,'Apoltle is ; whirtfoever phi!. 4, ti ; trice s,{ 2e fir. tl3irgc p ás e hoaef , : :what-fecaa -things are jul , wl at foever things are paire, what f ever things Pp p are
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