The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

Surely whosoever will be the Children of Abraham, must follow the steps of their Father Abraham; and though elder in years, and greater in place, yet go first to their Brothers for peace and reconciliation. Yea, herein we shall imitate God, and thereby show our selves the Children of our Heavenly Father, who first seeks unto us who have grievously sinned and trespassed against him. Alas! if God had not began with us, when should we have sought to him? we should have stood out with him to all Eternity. Now is it the honour of God to begin with us poor Creatures? And is it not the honour of a Creature to begin reconciliation with his Fellow-creature.

Surely whosoever will be the Children of Abraham, must sollow the steps of their Father Abraham; and though elder in years, and greater in place, yet go first to their Brothers for peace and reconciliation. Yea, herein we shall imitate God, and thereby shew our selves the Children of our Heavenly Father, who first seeks unto us who have grievously sinned and trespassed against him. Alas! if God had not began with us, when should we have sought to him? we should have stood out with him to all Eternity. Now is it the honour of God to begin with us poor Creatures? And is it not the honour of a Creature to begin reconciliation with his Fellow-creature.

4. In a willingness to part with thy right for peace sake. When men stand upon terms of extreme right, there peace is usually broken, and contentions are engendered, The World may count this an Effeminate softness, but it is the truest prudence. I deny not, but a man of a peaceable disposition may with a good Conscience seek to recover his own by Law, provided that it be not for every small, trifling matter, and without all private revenge, and inward hatred, and after all amicable means and remedies have been used. For the Law is to be used only as Physic for those diseases, which cannot otherwise be cured.

4. In a willingness to part with thy right for peace sake. When men stand upon terms of extream right, there peace is usually broken, and contentions are ingendred, The World may count this an Effeminate softness, but it is the truest prudence. I deny not, but a man of a peaceable disposition may with a good Conscience seek to recover his own by Law, provided that it be not for every small, trifling matter, and without all private revenge, and inward hatred, and after all amicable means and remedies have been used. For the Law is to be used only as Physick for those diseases, which cannot otherwise be cured.