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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2 Though the fire of contention be kindled at home, yet let it not break forth into thy neighbours house; but be sure thou keep it within thine own walls. For it is found by too frequent experience, that differences between Man and Wife being once divulged, are more hardly made up.
2 Though the fire of contention be kindled at home, yet let it not break forth into thy neighbours house; but bee sure thou keep it within thine own walls. For it is found by too frequent experience, that differences between Man and Wife being once divulged, are more hardly made up.
3 When any difference is risen, let each strive who should first seek after peace and reconciliation, for theirs is the glory who first begin. I have read that there was sometimes a variance between two famous Philosophers, Aristippus and Aeschines, Aristippus at length cometh to Aeschines, and seeks for peace and reconciliation, and withal said, Remember, though I am the elder, and the Party wronged, yet I fought the peace. True, said Aeschines, and for this I will ever acknowledge thee the worthier man, for I began the strife, but thou the peace. But how many of us come short of Aristippus (though an Heathen Philosopher) in this particular, thinking it a disgrace, first to seek after peace and reconciliation?
3 When any difference is risen, let each strive who should first seek after peace and reconciliation, for theirs is the glory who first begin. I have read that there was sometimes a variance between two famous Philosophers, Aristippus and Aeschines, Aristippus at length cometh to Aeschines, and seeks for peace and reconciliation, and withall said, Remember, though I am the elder, and the Party wronged, yet I fought the peace. True, said Aeschines, and for this I will ever acknowledge thee the worthier man, for I began the strife, but thou the peace. But how many of us come short of Aristippus (though an Heathen Philosopher) in this particular, thinking it a disgrace, first to seek after peace and reconciliation?