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2. It holds forth peace at home; the Laws of Jesus teach us how to bear with the infirmities of our Relatives, and indeed whosoever obeys the Laws of Jesus Christ, he seeks with sweetness to remedy all differences, he throws water upon a spark, he lives sweetly with his Wife, affectionately with his Children, discreetly with his Servants; and they all look upon him as their Guardian, Friend, and Patron; but look upon an angry man, not subject to these Christian Laws, and when he enters upon his threshold, it it gives an alarm to his house, every little accident is the matter of a quarrel, and every quarrel discomposes the peace of the house, and sets it on fire, and no man can tell how far it may burn. O the sweetness, easiness, pleasantness of Christian Religion! where that is embraced and followed, the man is peaceable, and charitable, and just, and loving, and forbearing, and forgiving; and how should there be but content in this blessed Family?

2. It holds forth peace at home; the Laws of Jesus teach us how to bear with the infirmitives of our Relatives, and indeed whosoever obeys the Laws of Jesus Christ, he seeks with sweetness to remedy all differences, he throws water upon a spark, he lives sweetly with his Wife, affectionately with his Children, descreetly with his Servants; and they all look upon him as their Guardian, Friend, and Patron; but look upon an angry man, not subject to these Christian Laws, and when he enters upon his threshold, it it gives an alarm to his house, every little accident is the matter of a quarrel, and every quarrel discomposes the peace of the house, and sets it on fire, and no man can tell how far it may burn. O the sweetness, easiness, pleasantness of Christian Religion! where that is embraced and followed, the man is peaceable, and charitable, and just, and loving, and forbearing, and forgiving; and how should there be but content in this blessed Family?

3. It holds out peace abroad, it commands all Offices of kindness, gentleness, love, meekness, humility, lowliness of mind towards others; and such sweet dispositions are usually received with fondness, and all the endearments of the neighbourhood; it prescribes an austere, and yet a sweet deportment; it commands all those labours of love, as to relieve the stranger, to visit the sick, to wash the feet of the poor; it sends us upon charitable embassies, to unclean prisons, nasty dungeons, and in the cause of Christ to lay down our lives one for another; it teacheth us how to return good for evil, kindness for injuries, a soft answer for the rough words of an Enemy; Oh when I think of this, I cannot but think of him who said, That either that this was not the Christian Religion, or we were not Christians. For my part I am easily persuaded, that if we would but live according to the discipline of Christian Religion, one of those great plagues that vexeth the world (I mean the plague of war) would be no more; certainly this was one of the designs of Christianity, that there should be no wars, no jars, no discontents amongst men; and if all men that are called Christians, were indeed charitable, peaceable, just, loving, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, what sweet peace should we have? how would this world be an Image of Heaven, and of the society of Saints and Angels above in Glory?