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11. He must study to be quiet, ¹and follow peace with all men, meddling with his own business, and avoiding all occasion of contention, that might distract him in his own course. A busy body is as good as no body in respect of sound progress in sanctification. It is an excellent skill to be able ²to avoid the entanglements of discord; especially he must provide to have perfect peace with the godly. Though God be able to sanctify the oppositions of ⟨p. 463⟩unreasonable men, yet we must take heed of drawing needless troubles upon our selves; for that makes us neither to be; nor to be accounted the more holy, but contrariwise. The Apostle could not speak unto the Corinthians, as unto spiritual men, but as unto carnal; at the best, but Babes in Christ: and the reason was, because there was strife, and envy, and division amongst them, Heb. 12. 14. Mark. 6. ult. 1 ³Cor. 3. 3.

11. He must studie to be quiet, ¹and follow peace with all men, medling with his owne businesse, and auoiding all occasion of contention, that might distract him in his owne course. A busie bodie is as good as no body in respect of sound progresse in sanctification. It is an excellent skill to be able ²to auoide the intanglements of discord; especially he must prouide to haue perfect peace with the godly. Though God be able to sanctifie the oppositions of ⟨p. 463⟩