A Thalti/e of'the Ai f¢ions. CaVaggi'M "I c. r,f. Áá,eaëa ta-,z c4 ce The I X.. Sermon., The ex. eternity of the afteEfi. ons is zeal and it is due only to God. Zelter quid ç. Things in zeal. A high meafure of alle ai. ons. Col.;. a. Set year affeîlions on things that are above, &c, OD Here remains the fourth head, which is the extremity of the affeé }ions, and that is zeal. Zeal is due only to God, and the things of his Worfbip: and therefore hence we may fee, 4,,,,,,a5,,mo how infinitely they fin, that fettheir affefti- ons on things here on earth, becaufe they rob God of his due; zeal, which is the extremity of the affeecions, is due only to,God and the things of his worfhip. Phineheee War zealous for his God, Num.zç. -t;. he gave the zeal of his affections to no other but God. Now, what is zeal ? Zeal is a high 'train ofall the afeElions,whereby the heart puts forth all its affections with might upon that which it abfolutely affects ; five things therefore there are, which concurre to the making up of zeal. Firft, A high-meáfetre of the afecdlions. Every meafure of the allëctìions is not zeal, a man may affehr a thing coldly and lukewarmly, that is not zeal, Asa covetous man may have lukewarm good affections to the word. But this is not zeal, I fay, zeal is a high meafure of the àffeetion . Zeal is a metaphoricall word in the Original, it's taken from the .Teething of Water' over the ;fire. Every meafure of heat in the water
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