5: the Gospel is called the _chastisement of our peace_. Isaiah lix. 8: Righteousness is called the _way of peace_. _The way of peace they know not, and there is no judgment in their goings._ Micah v. 4, 5, speaking of the Messias, he saith thus: _He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God, and they shall abide, for now shall he be great unto the end of the earth; and this man shall be your peace_, &c. Prov. iii. 1, 2: _My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments; for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee._ [Sidenote: Also in regard of the first law of nature, in abolishing all things to be had in common.] 4. What appertains to the first law of abolishing the community of all things, or concerning the introduction of _meum_ and _tuum_; we perceive in the first place, how great an adversary this same community is to peace, by those words of Abraham to Lot (Gen. xiii. 8, 9): _Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between thy herdmen and my herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee from me._ And all those places of Scripture by which we are forbidden to trespass upon our neighbours: as, _Thou shalt not kill_, _thou shalt not commit adultery_, _thou shalt not steal_, &c. do confirm the law of distinction between _mine_ and _thine_; for they suppose _the right of all men to all things_ to be taken away. [Sidenote: Also of the second law of nature, concerning faith to be kept.] 5. The same precepts establish the second law of nature, of keeping trust. For what doth, _Thou shalt not invade another’s right_, import, but this? _Thou shalt not take possession of that, which by thy contract ceaseth to be thine_: but it is expressly set down? Psalm xv. 1: to him that asked, _Lord who shall dwell in thy tabernacle?_ it is answered (verse 4): _He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not._ And Prov. vi. 12: _My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou have stricken thy hand with a stranger, thou art snared with the words of thy mouth._ [Sidenote: Also of the third law, of thankfulness.] 6. The third law concerning gratitude, is proved by these places. Deut. xxv. 4: _Thou shalt not muzzle the ox, when he treadeth out the corn_: which St. Paul (1 Cor. ix. 9) interprets to be spoken of men, not oxen only. Prov. xvii. 13; _Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house._ And Deut. xx. 10, 11: _When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be that all the people that is found therein, shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee._ Prov. iii. 29: _Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee._