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But in the mean while also let us not forget to seek peace to the v• termost of our power, according to the text that I alleged out of the Romans. Therefore let us not wilfully separate our selves from the world,¹ but let us have (as it were) our arms stretched out too take home all such as yield themselves willingly too the obedience of God, that we may have one faith together: and let us endeavour too bring it too pass. And the very same also is the cause why Saint Paul telleth us here, that the faith and obedience which w• yield unto God, serves not too puff up our harts with pride, so as we should reject ⟨image 211⟩other men, and every of us love himself, and shift for himself: •ut too make us follow the example of our heavenly father, who allureth them too him which were far of, and is ready too be• reconciled too his enemies: which thing seeing he hath showed us […] our Lord Jesus Christ, and given us so excellent a pledge of it: we also must have the same doctrine of peace in our thoughts and in our harts, and endeavour as much as is possible, too bring them too the union of the Gospel, that are separated from it as yet: so that if they which have bin as it were stark mad against God, do yield themselves as lambs and sheep of the flock: we must be ready to receive them. Let us then bend our selves too that, and not be given every man too his own profit, but assure our selves that sith God hath knit us together and bound us one too another: every of us ought too employ himself too the uttermost of his ability, and according too his own measure, too draw his neighbours with him, so as we may be rightly one body, and Jesus Christ reign over us.

But in the meane while also let vs not forget to seeke peace to the v• termost of our power, according to the text that I alledged out of the Romanes. Therfore let vs not wilfully seperate our selues from the world,¹ but let vs haue (as it were) our armes strected out too take home all such as yeeld themselues willingly too the obedience of God, that wee may haue one fayth toogither: and let vs indeuer too bring it too passe. And the very same also is the cause why Saint Paule telleth vs heere, that the fayth and obedience which w yeeld vntoo God, serues not too puffe vp our harts with pryde, so as wee should reiect