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How it is that we must follow the things that make for Peace. [ 1305]

AS Christ is set forth in the Scripture to be a Leader,* 1.1 a Man of War, a Captain, a Lion of the Tribe of Iudah,* 1.2 the Victorious Tribe; so is he as a Prince of Peace too;* 1.3 Honoured at his birth with the style of Immanuel, a name of Peace; Crowned in his Baptism,* 1.4 with a Dove, the Emblem of Peace; being in the building caput anguli,* 1.5 a Corner-stone, the place of Peace;* 1.6 coming into the VVorld with a song of Peace;* 1.7 going out of the world with a Legacy of Peace; in one word,* 1.8 a perfect Moses, the meekest Man,* 1.9 and yet the mightiest Warriour; a true David,* 1.10 a man much vers'd in battel, and yet made up all of Love, sending a sword in one place,* 1.11 and sheathing up a sword in another; carelesse of offending in case of Piety, and tender of offending in case of liberty. Thus He, and thus his Church too, Salem, a place of Peace; Ierusalem, a vision of Peace, and

yet therein a Fort, and an Armory for shields and bucklers, Cant. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 And such must all of us be,* 1.12 like Nehemiah's builders with a trowell in one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 but a spear in the other hand; to be at Enmity with the vices, but at Peace with the persons of all Men; to be sure to distinguish concerning Persons, and concerning things;* 1.13 As to compassionate the weak, but withstand the obstinate. And for things, though the Heathen man spake truly; Nihil minimum in Religione, yet we know our blessed Saviour distinguished between Mint or Cummin,* 1.14 and the Great things of the Law;* 1.15 And the Apostolical Synod, between things necessary, and unnecessary;* 1.16 And S. Paul between meats and drinks, and the Kingdom of God,* 1.17 and at another time between the Foundation and superstructures of Re∣ligion: And this is the onely right way to follow the things that make for Peace.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Rom. 12. 18.
• * 1.2

  Heb. 2. 10.
• * 1.3

  Mich. 5. 2.
• * 1.4

  Exod. 15. 3.
• * 1.5

  Rev. 5. 5.
• * 1.6

  Iud. 1. 2.
• * 1.7

  Esay 9. 6.
• * 1.8

  Ephes. 2. 14.
• * 1.9

  Matth. 1. 25. & 3. 16.
• * 1.10

  Rom. 10. 15.
• * 1.11

  Luke 2. 14.
• * 1.12

  Pax cum per∣sonis, bellum cum vitiis.
• * 1.13

  Gal. 5. 1.
• * 1.14

  Val▪ Max.
• * 1.15

  Matth. 23. 23.
• * 1.16

  Act. 15. 2••.
• * 1.17

  1 Cor. 3. 10, 11.