Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Saith Saint Paul, this is more then I can tell you; it ¹is a peace which passeth understanding: I cannot explain it, and tell you that, what manner of peace it is; but this you shall have, this is the operation, the nature and benefit of it, that it will guard your hearts through Christ; that peace that comes first from Jesus Christ, shall keep your hearts and minds from being troubled.

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So our Saviour lays the same ground in another place, ⟨p. 343⟩John 14. 27. My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto ¹you, not as the World gives so give I, Let not your hearts be troubled. As if he should say, I leave you that which will preserve your souls in peace, peace of conscience, assurance of the favour of God: therefore since you have that means to keep you and save you, never let your hearts be troubled. In one place Christ speaketh thus to Peter, saith he, Thinkest thou not that I can pray to my Father, and he will send me more then twelve Legions of Angels? but how then should the Scripture be fulfilled. So I say, on the contrary, think you if you pray to your Father in Heaven, that he will not send this peace to guard your souls? how should the Scripture else be fulfilled? For there is one and the same authority of Scripture, that if none for Christs sake shall be frustrate, or falsified, much more (if there were any difference) is it true of every particular promise of grace and mercy made to those that belong to God. So now you have the seventh and last means, whereby to establish and strengthen our hearts in the day of fear.

So our Saviour layes the same ground in another place, ⟨p. 343⟩