Note, 1. Great care must be taken to prevent quarrels among relations,
and those that are under special obligation to each other, not only
because they are most unnatural and unbecoming, but because between
such things are commonly taken most unkindly, and resentments are apt
to be carried too far. Wisdom and grace would indeed make it most easy
to us to forgive our relations and friends if they offend us, but
corruption makes it most difficult to forgive them; let us therefore
take heed of disobliging a brother, or one that has been as a brother;
ingratitude is very provoking. 2. Great pains must be taken to
compromise matters in variance between relations, with all speed,
because it is a work of so much difficulty, and consequently the more
honourable if it be done. Esau was a brother offended, and seemed
harder to be won than a strong city, yet by a work of God upon his
heart, in answer to Jacob's prayer, he was won.