482 Ykhy Teace-makers fFall be alai the children of God. able Spirit, of a loving Spirit, of a Spirit of kindneffe, now peace - makers they chew themselves to be of the fame spirit, that God is oF, and fo being fo like God, are faid to be the children of God ; As thofe that are like the Devil are laid to be the. children of the Devil, fó thofe that are like. God, the children otGod, And further, As by their peace- making they iliew them - felves like to God, fo by being the Sons of God they come to . make peace, as thus, they look upon their father that is .a od of peace, and this moves them to peace, and the fweet fariifac- tion that their fouls have in the Fatherly love of God, in thofe pläviledges they injoy as the children of God ;I lay, , that,fweet fatisfaaion that they have in this, it makes them to be of peaceable difpofitions, there's nothing makes a man or woman to be of,a peaceable difpofition, more then when they find fa- tisfao}on within their own hearts. As now, for inflance, Sup-. bofe a Merchant that hears of a rich Ship that's.come home from the Indies, wherein he bath a great venter, I but now when he comes home perhaps his children be untoward; and his wife not in any good temper, yet he bath fo much fatisfa- ¿tiön within, in his own fpirit, that you will not have him rea dily angry then, becaufe he is fo comforted with what News he bath heard concerning his eflate, he will bare with an hun- dred things in that family at that time;but let the fame mailer another time go abroad and meet with croffes, and hear of ill News abroad, he comes difcontented home, and he is froward with every body then, and ready to fly upon fervants and children, and the ground is for want of fa isfa &ion within in his own fpirit, certainly this is the `caufe of much wrangling and contention in mens fpirirs, they have forre guiltineffe within, and have not fatisfailion within, in their hearts , But now thofe that are the children of God, that knew God to be their father, and enjoy thofe fíveet and blefíed priviledges of Gods children, They find To rihàEl<rfatisfaelionwithin; in their own hearts, as let the world do what they will, for the world muff be theworld, and wicked men muff be )(Nicked men, let them go on in their way,, let me indeed pray for them, and mourn
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