Furthermore the keeping of these commandments, helpeth much to maintain the tranquillity, peace and quietness of the common wealth. For Christ sayeth. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him, that is to say, we must refrain our self from discord, variance, hatred & contention and as much as lieth in us, seek peace, concord and quietness▪ lest we be caste into prison, from whence we shall not be ⟨p. lxi⟩delivered except we pay the utmost farthing. And in these civil and worldly courts, although our cause be good and rightful, yet is it possible that judgement be given against us. And in case that at the length we have sentence on our side, yet the suit thereof shall be so chargeable unto us, that we shall, for the most part, spend more money in waging of the law, than we shall gain by the sentence. Wherefore there is nothing better or more profitable, then to seek for concord and peace, as much as is possible. And as it is our part to live in peace with all men, so it is our duty also, to make them at one which be at variance. For Christ sayeth. Blessed be the peace makers, for they shall be called the children of God. Wherefore good children, print well in your remembrance, ⟨image 85⟩that God hath commaū dead, Thou shalt not kill, and that we can not offer a more acceptable sacrifice to God, then to keep his commandments. Make your selves strong therefore patiently to suffer all things, revenge not your selves but leave all punishment to God, and he will revenge your quarrels. Be not inflamed with anger, hatred or envy against your neighbour, do no wrong to him, bear with his weakness and forbear him, hurt him not, but rather defend him from hurt, sow, and nourish unity, peace and friendship between all men, make agreements & love days between them that be fallen at discord, avoid all occasions of anger or displeasure, as bragging, boasting, reviling, taunting, scorning, dicing, banqueting, riot ⟨p. lxii⟩and such like offences. And contrariwise love your neighbour, do good to all men as far as your ability will serve you, speak well of every body, and labour with all your power to save the life of your neighbour. For this is the duty of all godly men, to preserve and defend their neighbour, friendly to admonish him of his faults, to instruct him and to comfort him.
Furthermore the keping of these commaūdementes, helpeth muche to mayntayne the tranquillite, peace and quietnes of the commē wealth. For Christe sayeth. Agree wyth thyne aduersarie quickely, whiles thou arte in the waye with him, yt is to saye, we must refrayne our selfe from discorde, variance, hatred & contencion and asmuche as lyeth in vs, seke peace, concord and quietnes▪ lest we be caste into prisō, from whence we shall not be ⟨p. lxi⟩deliuered except we pay ye vtmost farthynge. And in these ciuile and worldlye courtes, althoughe oure cause be good and rightfull, yet is it possible that iudgemente be gyuē against vs. And in case that at the length we haue sentence on our side, yet the sute therof shal be so chargeable vnto vs, yt we shal, for the moste parte, spende more mony in waginge of the law, than we shall gayne by the sentence. Wherfore ther is nothyng better or more profitable, then to seke for concorde and peace, as muche as is possible. And as it is our parte to lyue in peace with all men, so it is our dutie also, to make them at one which be at variaunce. For Christ saieth. Blessed be the peace makers, for they shal be called the children of God. Wherfore good children, printe wel in your remē braunce, ⟨image 85⟩that God hath commaū ded, Thou shalt not kyll, and that we can not offer a more acceptable sacrifice to God, then to kepe his cōmaundemētes. Make your selfes strong therfore patiently to suffre all thynges, reuenge not your selues but leaue al punyshement to God, and he wyll reuenge your quarrelles. Be not inflamed wyth angre, hatred or enuye against your neighbor, do no wrōg to hym, beare with his weakenesse and forbeare hym, hurte hym not, but rather defēde him from hurt, sow, and norishe vnitie, peace and frendshyp betwene all men, make agrementes & loue daies betwene them that be fallen at discorde, auoyde all occasyons of angre or displeasure, as braggynge, boastyng, reuilynge, tawntynge, scornynge, dicynge, bankettyng, riote ⟨p. lxii⟩and suche lyke offences. And contrariwise loue your neighbour, do good to all men as farre as youre abilitie wil serue you, speake well of euery bodye, and laboure with all youre power to saue the lyfe of youre neyghbour. For this is the dutie of all godlye menne, to preserue and defende their neyghbour, frendely to admonyshe him of his faultes, to instruct him and to comforte him.
