Why Peace- má_kers,arè called the children of God, Cher in unity, and enjoy their çonCciences in the fear of God, and walking peaceably one with another, but this (hail fufhce for this thing. Bleyf ed are they that are peace -makers in inch times as Chet- , fo: my part, fo far through Gods mercy God bath made me fentible of the evil of breaches of peace, that íhould my life go for the procuring of ir, I should account it. as great a mercy, next the revealing Chrifi ro me, as ever I had in'my life, if I fay, my life might go for the making peace betvieeti thefe two forts ofmen, and fo it íhould be all your 'refolutions not to go violently on in any way, but to fiudy what wayes there may be for peace between brethren and brethren: -- Now I (hall .ay no more about this, and it's like yott mad never hear me further to fpeak about fuch things as thefe are,: except there should be very great occasion for it : We there- fore proceed to the promife. Blef d are, the peace - makers for they fhall be called the chil- dren pfGod, Here's a moll excellent promife to peace-making,onewould think it would incourage any living to labour for peace what they could, when from the mouth of Chrifiit's -faid, They (hall be called the children of God, the Sons of God, fo yon may read the word. A Firfi," Why are peace makers called the children of od ? And Why is this promife here annexed top ace making, rather then to what went before ? They (hall be called fo (faith Chrill) becaufe in thiswork of peace-making, they are like to God, they do work in the . work that the heart of God is as much in, as in any work what - foever : There's no work (asi have told you before.) that ever the heart of God was more. in from all eternity,no work ab ex- tra, More-then in reconciling the world to himfelfe, and fo thofe that are peace - makers,, their hearts: are. in that work, wherein'. ods heart is in fo much, therefore they (hall be called the c h i l d r e 4 of Gsd, £orthey are fo like God,God is of a peaces Q ri able
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