An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Lastly, The godly mans peace is many times greatly interrupted from without, because of the hatred and malice of the world: But Christs peace is an excellent antidote against that also, John 14. 27. John 16. 33. Christ there bequeaths his peace to them, and from this ground, Because in the world they shall have trouble. Let the winds and clouds be never so impetuous, yet they cannot molest the upper region, that is above their reach: So it is here, Let men and Devils set themselves against the godly with all their rage and madness; Let them revile them, imprison them, yea kill them, yet they cannot take away their peace from them. So that unless they could as Black would have done, get God to curse his children: All the curses and violent oppositions of the world, are so far from weakening, that they rather increase and strengthen their peace. Thus you see what large territories this peace of God hath, that it doth extend it self into large dimensions. And oh how blessed and happy is that man, who hath this peace compassing him about in every respect! This is not only Peace, peace, as Isa. 26. 3. but three or four times Peace, peace, from every side, from within and without. Why then is not the true believer more solicitous to possess himself of this crown of mercies?

Lastly, The godly mans peace is many times greatly interrupted from without, because of the hatred and malice of the world: But Christs peace is an excellent antidote against that also, John 14. 27. John 16. 33. Christ there bequeaths his peace to them, and from this ground, Because in the world they shall have trouble. Let the winds and clouds be never so impetuous, yet they cannot molest the upper region, that is above their reach: So it is here, Let men and Devils set themselves against the godly with all their rage and madness; Let them revile them, imprison them, yea kill them, yet they cannot take away their peace from them. So that unless they could as Black would have done, get God to curse his children: All the curses and violent oppositions of the world, are so farre from weakning, that they rather increase and strengthen their peace. Thus you see what large territories this peace of God hath, that it doth extend it self into large dimensions. And oh how blessed and happy is that man, who hath this peace compassing him about in every respect! This is not only Peace, peace, as