Whets a ma4s teaceadleneffemavifefls him a child of Gód. feeke revenge, and to make others that have wronged me to know that they have wronged -me. But that I might prevent fin, and bring honour to the Name of God, mine ()wile ends !hall lie by , and I \will rather put up wrongs, and walk.: peaceably with men, and leek to endeavour it with others too, This is fuch a- peaceable fpiric that argues him co be a. child of ,God, that aimes at God, and denycs himfelfe. Sorne men would be peaceable when it may ferve for their o'wne ends, but now to be peaceable ones felfe, and to make peace wich others, and I !hall get nothing by it, but I account my good to be inwrapt in the Glory of God , and fo I make peace be- caufe I would not have the name of God to fuller ; here's a peace-maker that íhall be called a child of God. Thirdly, And then further, frith a kind of pear -maker as God himfelfe : As we find recorded in Scripture is attribu- ted to God, To make peace as God Both. As thus ; Firft, God he is willing to be at peace with thofe that are unworthy. Yea fecondly, To thole that have wronged him ; 'Tis not enough to fay they have wronged me, and they are unworthy, yet you fhould labour for peace with them; For God eagles his Sun to (hieupon the unlufl as well as upon the jug ; and we are commanded to love ow enemies, that thereby we may bë declared robe the Sons of God. Thirdly, -God he begins the werk of peace ; If God fhoùld anot have began the work of Reeonciliatron betveen'Man and Itiiirrifelfe,what had become of us all ? Now thofe that would be fuck aeace- makers; as ro evidence that they are the chil- dren of God , they fhould not Hand thus and fay, He bath 'wronged me, let him yeeld firff ; No, if God had 'aid' 'fo, what had become of us ? but Cod yeelds`'Ert é'0 now be you a child of God in this , to labour for peace as Gäd loth, and :begin firf+ with them, if they will not beginwith you according to rhei, duty, yet doe you begin with them, as á child of God -ought to ooe. Who woúld'be like unto his lather, G : I t rld. 511 .
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