Peace among the children of God
What would not every lover of God and of his neighbor do, what would he not suffer, to remedy this sore evil, to remove contention from the children of God, to restore or preserve peace among them. What but a good conscience would he think too dear to part with, in order to promote this valuable end. And suppose we cannot make these wars cease in all the world. Suppose we cannot reconcile all the children of God to each other. Still, let each do what he can. Let him contribute, if it is but two mites (Mark 12:42), toward it. Happy are they who are able in any degree to promote peace and good will among men (Luke 2:14), especially among good men, among those who are all listed under the banner of the Prince of peace, and are therefore peculiarly engaged, as much as lies in them, to live peaceably with all men (Romans 12:18).
1771 text
2. What would not every lover of God and his neighbour do, what would he not suffer to remedy this sore evil? To remove contention from the children of God? To restore or preserve peace among them? What but a good conscience would he think too dear to part with, in order to promote this valuable end? And suppose we cannot make these wars to cease in all the world, suppose we cannot reconcile all the children of God to each other, however let each do what he can, let him contribute if it be but two mites, toward it. Happy are they who are able in any degree to promote peace and good will among men! Especially among good men: among those that are all listed under the banner of the Prince of peace; and are therefore peculiarly engaged, as much as lies in them, to live peaceably with all men.
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Sermon 20 in the 1771 Works. Jeremiah 23:6.
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