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now he may go up and down any where, and not fear the Serjeant, his noble surety hath paid that vast debt, he hath laid down the ten thousand Talents upon the Nail, so that the man is at peace with God, he is also at peace with all the Creatures in the world, from the glorious Angels that are in Heaven, to the meanest insect or plant; they are so far from doing him any real harm, that they all are servants ⟨p. 256⟩to the Friends of God, they all stand ready to oppose their Enemies; and those of them that are mortal are ready to lay down their lives for one that stands thus related to God. For when any enters into Covenant with God, God also makes a Covenant for them with the beasts of the field. Great peace have they that love Gods law, and nothing shall offend them; such a one is at peace with death and the grave. We read of some profane Monsters that made a Covenant with death, and were at an agreement with Hell: but this Covenant will soon be broken, because he that hath the keys of death and Hell, the power of life and death, never subscribed to the Articles of their agreement. But now the godly man hath a Friend that hath made a Covenant for him, a firm Covenant with death, and Hell, so that none of them shall ever do him the least wrong. As for death, Christ hath took out it's sting; as for the grave, Christ hath spiced, and seasoned it, it's Power is mastered, it's Terribleness is taken away! it's now no prison, Christ hath opened the doors of it, and now it is but a Chamber of repose, a bed to rest in; and he that hath already opened this door, when it was bolted, barred and double-locked, can and will ere long open it again, and awaken his from their sleep; and is this inconsiderable? Is not such a peace as this is, desirable? Who that is well in his wits, would not be glad to be in so secure a condition as this peace will put him in? And who are like to have the benefit of this peace, but the Friends of God! O therefore if you value your own peace, if you would be undisturbed from storms without, & Heart-quakes ⟨p. 257⟩within: If you would have all the Creatures it Heaven and Earth, at peace with you: If you would have Death unstung, and the Grave a Chamber, and not a Prison, why then, get acquainted with God, and you shall be at peace.

now he may go up and down any where, and not fear the Senjeant, his noble surery hath paid that vast debt, he hath laid down the ten thousand Talents upon the Nail, so that the man is at peace with God, he is also at peace with all the Creatures in the world, from the glorious Angels that are in Heaven, to the meanest insect or plant; they are so far from doing him any real harm, that they all are servants