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<p>This is designed to rectify mens mistakes concerning strife. 1. Men think it is their wisdom to engage in quarrels; whereas it is the greatest folly that can be. He thinks himself a wise man that is quick in resenting affronts, that stands upon every nicety of honour and right, and will not abate an ace of either, that prescribes, and imposes, and gives law, to every body; but he that thus meddles is a fool, and creates a great deal of needless vexation to himself. 2. Men think, when they are engaged in quarrels, that it would be a shame to them to go back and let fall the weapon; whereas really <i>it is an honour for a man to cease from strife</i>, an honour to withdraw an action, to drop a controversy, to forgive an injury, and to be friends with those that we have fallen out with. It is the honour of a man, a wise man, a man of spirit, to show the command he has of himself by <i>ceasing from strife</i>, yielding, and stooping, and receding from his just demands, for peace-sake, as Abraham, the better man, <a class="bibleref" title="Gen.13.8" href="/passage/?search=Gen.13.8">Gen. 13:8</a>.</p>