0 Not withflefb and blood. are malleable, eafily hammeed as he pleafeth. Contention(' puts the foul into diiorder, and inter arms fiknt leges. The Law of grace acts not freely, when the Spirit is in a commotion ; Meek Moles provok't, fpeaks unadvifedly. Me thinks this (if nothing elfe will) should found a retreat to our unhappy diffe- rences, that this Joab bath a hand in them, he lets this evil fpi- rit betwixt brethren, and what folly is it for us to bite and de- voure one another to make hell fport? we are prone to miflake our heat for zeal, whereas commonly in firifes between Saints, it is a fire-fhip fenrin by Satan to break their unity and order ; wherein while they fland they are an Armado invincible, and Satan knows he bath no other way but this to (hatter them : when the Chriflians language which should be one, begins to be confounded , they are then neare a featuring ; 'tis time for God to part his children, when they cannot live in peace together. 2° Secondly, the Chriflian wreffles with wicked men. Becaufe you elre not of the World, faith Chrift, the world hates you. The Saints nature and life are Antipodes to the world, fire and wa- ter, heaven and hell, may affoon be reconciled as they with it. The Heretick is his enemy for truths fake, the prophane for ho- linelTe, to both the Chriflian is an abomination, as the ifradite to the Eg3p4an; hence come wars the fire of perfecution never goes out in the hearts of the wicked, who fay in their hearts as they once whh their lips, Chriftiaili ad leones. Now in all the Saints wars with the wicked, Satan is Commander in chief, 'tis their fathers work they do, his lulls they fula The Sabeans plunder'd yob, but went onSatans errand. The Heretick broach- eth corrupt cloarine, perverts the faith of many, but in that ,the Minister of Satan; 2 Car. 5. they have their call, their wiles and wages from him. Perfecutors, their work ascribed to hell; is it a perfecution of the tongue? 'tis hell lets it on fire ; is it of the hand ? frill they are but the devils infFruments, Rev. z. to. The dovilihdi cart fame ofyou into prifor. Firfi, do you fee any driving furiously againft the truths or fervants of Chrift ; 0 pity them as the molt [inferable wretches in the world, feare not their power, admire not their parts,they are men paired of and aoted by the devil, they are his drudp es and flaughterflaves, as a Martyr call'd them. Agreli:rle trn his
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