Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-12-13
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Fran tie Christians, Scholars, and Formers
Magazine.
AN ESSAY o.; 4 PEACEABLE DISPOSITION, AND
TIE OPPOSITE EVILS.

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ANESSAY OF; 4 PTACEABLE DISPOSITION, AND
THE OPPOSITE EVILS.
The distinguishing spirit and gcnius of
Chris ianity is peace and icre and one Of
the fruits Of the spirit is pcace ;-iot only il
sense Of reconciliation and peace with God
through the merit ard in crcession of Christ,
and as fiui, cf,hiS psacc Ct conscience, the
ioyful hope that We arc objects OF tic di-
vine favor, and have passed from death
un:o lie but also loring and pedccablc
disposition towards al men, arising from
Christian principles and motives.
This pcaccabiencss being fruit Of the
Holy Spirit, must begin in tic hcdrt and
temper. SO far as it is truly Christian, 1t
su1poscs charge Of nature: for, although
some men are more indolent and easy III
,hci temper than others, and are naturally
aversc to quarrelling, and fond Of case and
Guicf, they Cannot be said to Io;e and study
peace, upon Gospel motives, until their ma
lures arc changed and renewed by the God
of peace. Such persons may be said to
flee from contention, as a coward from q
man that bruisos him not from real dis
like to Quarcclling Or love of friendship.
Peaceableness, therefore, as Il Christian
temper, sapposes no: only hearty love
and value for peace, from the am!abcness
Of such Il temper in Itself, from the author.
uy Of God who cnjo;ns it, in imitation Of
the example and spirit Of Christ, who sets
us the brightest pattern of it, and from the
valuable purposes it serves in the world and
and church; bat also, jealous and unwearlcd
cnicavors 10 maintain pcaceab.e DISPOSE
ton in ourselves towards all men, and to
promose it among others.--A prctencc to
love peace, while we arc litigious and pro.
vokiiae impatient, fret(ul and pecvsh, sub
born anu refractory, and while we promote
the Quarrcls Of others, Is the viicst and ba-
scst hypocrisy.
The apostle tells us, "Ii'i, be possible, as
much as in us lies, to follow peace with all
men," This plainly supposcs, that, how
ever we ought Zealously and sincerely to en-
dcavor it, and to let nothing fail on our part,
in ordcrto obtain this universal peace with
mankind, yet the thing may be ofien lmpos-
siJlc 70 us ard that, in such cases, we can
not charge ourselves with blame.
This may happen through the Perversc
humors Of those with whom we have to co.
Captious persons often take offence without
any occasion, and will hcarkcn 10 no rea-
son against their preconceivcd prejudlces.
The more YOU yield TO them, the more un-
reasonable are their demands; for that the
OIL y way of being at peace with them, is TO
break Off all intercourse and connection"
With others we canno; be at peace with
on. violating our cousciences, or acting con-
lrary TO our duty. If we do our duty 10
them, they will not be at peace with us
but We cannot, we must not buy their peace
and goodwill so dear, as to sell our own
peace with God for the purchase. Neither
'rmh, nor holiness, nor justice should be
sacrificed for peace. Toob:ain peace rith
men, We must not make shipwreck of faith
and q good conscience towardS God. Con-
those who in modest and char.
table manner, MAINTAIN and defend their
own religious principles against adycrsa-
ries,--or Zealously reprove vice, cannot
Justly be charged with unpeaceableness.
TO do what in us lies 10 follow peace
with all men, implies, that we humbly lay
aside all pride and prejudice in the pursuit
Of peace tnat we try again, as far as We
lawfully may, to obtain this desirable end ::
and that VIC labor zealously to promote the
peace of our ncghbors, without widening
their differences by i'll o0iccs.f A proud man
can never be truly peacca61e man. He
who wouldscck peace and pursue it, must
no; be ashamed to humble himself confess
his faults, and make every nccdtul and rcas
enable concession, in order to the rc-estab.
I;shing ofpeace.
This Christian grace Of peaceableness,
il not confined to a few friends, nor TO a
favorite party, but must extend to all men.
Some think, that if they can live at peace
in their families, with their friends, their next
or their church, it is immaterial
what temper they have TO the rest Of the
world, those of other kingdoms, or religious
professionalism peaceablencss as Chris
tian grace, arises from aprincple Of mi.
rersal tore and charity to ALL MEN, and
therefore has ALL MEN for its object. AS
we arc 10 love ALL MEN. and do good TO ALL
MEN, so, as much as in us lies, VIC are to
live pcaccab!y with ALL MEN; and for this
purpose, our Saviour teachclh us to con-
slider erery nan rs our ncightor, and every
trne Christian in the world, as our party.-
To this purpose,
We should be careful to behave inofcr-
sivcly to all men.t A peaceablc temper will
restrain us from nsolence, rudeness, injuri-
Gus reflections, and outrageous passions to-
wards others it will engage US to study |
mems tcnpers, and be tender of using such |
innocent freedoms, with passionate persons
as might b. no temptation TO others vino are
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