The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

QUESTIONS ON PEACE.
Is not a peaceable spirit harmless?--Is it not commendable?--Is it not congenial with the best affections of human nature?--Does not the Spirit of Peace spring from the love of God and man?--Does it not promote the exercise of love, good-will, and benevolence?--Is not Peace in our families, in our neighborhoods, in our nation, and throughout the world, truly desirable?--Is not Peace the parent of many blessings? Have not Christ and his Apostles commanded all men to live in peace?--If every man yielded obedience to the law of Christ, would not Peace be universal?--Is not the promotion of Peace with God and man the design of Christianity?--Is it not the aim and object of the Christian ministry?--Is not Peace the sum and substance of the glorious Gospel?--Was it not to obtain and promote Peace that the Redeemer lived and labored, suffered and died in our world?--Was not Peace one of the last legacies which Christ bequeathed to his followers?
If our Creator be the God of Peace; our Redeemer, the Prince of Peace; our Sanctifier, the Spirit of Peace; and if our guide to heaven be the Gospel of Peace; is it not the imperious duty of all who profess to love God, to be the Sons of Peace?
Presuming that you have considered and answered the above questions according to your present judgment, the following texts of Scripture are proposed for your further consideration.
Love your enemies. Resist not evil.--Recompense to no man evil for evil. Avenge not yourselves. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Follow peace with all men. Seek peace and pursue it. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.