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

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.

5. In a patient bearing the wrongs and injuries of others done unto thee. Matth. 5. 19. saith our Saviour, Resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right Cheek, turn to him the other also, &c. which words are not to be understood simply, and literally, but comparatively; as if he had said, Rather than revenge thy self, by rising up against him that hath smitten thee on the right Cheek, turn to him the other also; that is, be more ready to receive another wrong, than retaliate the former; ra•her than thou shouldst revenge thy self of a small injury, be ready to receive a greater.

5. In a patient bearing the wrongs and injuries of others done unto thee. Matth. 5. 19