484 J "hy Peace - makers are called the children,of God. that do not much concern themfelves: yea they are at peace fo as they are willing to fufier much in their own private caufe tó, be it that they may make peace,that there may not be fin.com- mitted, but the glary of (odmay go on, that this peace -may be furthered they are willing themfelves to futier :Nov when others that are of froward and fel ith difpolitions, wh n they fee this in fuch a man ór woman, it causes other manner of thoughts : Indeed nay con eience tels me that if any anger me, I will be even wi, h them, I cannot bear it, I but I lee . others bear it My confcience tels me, that if one, eipecially my inferiour doth wrong me, I will make him come and fub- mtt to me, and he carnal begin ririr : I but I fee others,though. they be wronged, they will be willing to fuffer, and all out of Iow'e to peace, for they get nothing by it but meetly to make peace betweenneighbour and neighbour, or mats and naan,why certainly this isno other then the child of peace, me- thinks every time I fee thefe, I jinn put in mind of sod, the God of peace, I am put in mind of ]efus Chrifl, the Prince of peace; I am put in mind of the. Holy Ghoft that Dove -like Spirit, cer- tainly thefe are the children of God, by this men iIaall. come tobe convinc'f that th° ,are the children of G.od, that's the meaning of this prom' Now then for the thing it fell, They fhall be called the chil- dren of god. There are thefe two points. Dos: 1. That it's a bleffed thing to be a child of God. Doll: z. It is a great mercy and blef ng likew;ife, not only to be fo, but fo to to give, and fo to íralh,before others, as to convince the confciencer ofothers, fo as they cannot but account sts to befo :. These are the two Points. For the opening now of this bleff dnefs of being the child of God ; The point you cannot but think_it should be large, if we should handle it in common plaine wayes,but that I (hall not do , - ---- -. I need not nacre Scriptures to you : Behold whAt
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