1 1. 4 Treat fe of the A felions. The fu perlative degree cannot be two ; Doífiffinst . proper- ly is a term peculiar to one body : the troll learned man in the world is a peculiar word peculiar to one There may be ten learned, a thoufand learned, there may be many learn- ed, but moft learned is a peculiar title. So zeal being the moll of the affections, it mutt needs be peculiar to force one thing, which cannot be any other but God. Chrift gave himfelf for us, that -he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purchafe to himfelf a peculiar people, zealo r of good tbork,r, Tit. z. 14. Thofe people that are zealous of good works, ye fee they are people peculiar to Chrill. They can be no other people but Chriis people that are zealous of good works. No people under heaven are truly zealous of good works, but only his people. This is peculiar to Chrift to have fuch people : becaufe zeal is peculiarly due unto him. Thou cant not poffibly be one of Gods people, if thou beef not zealous for God. A zealous beleever, and a zealous repenter, and a zealous profeffor, zealous in pray- ing, and zealous in hearing the Word. Zealous people are peculiarpeople to Chrift. Under love, and under joy, and tinder hope, and under fear, are not peculiarly due unto God. For I may love my health too, and I may delight in the bleftìngs of this life, and I may fear a temporary evil. I may lend mine under affections to force things elfe betides God; but my zeal being the molt of my affections, muff be given to God, zeal is peculiar to him. Thou art a world - 1 ling then, thou art none of Gods if thou beeft not zealous for him. Thou art of thy father the devil, thou art none of Gods, unleffe thou be zealous to him. Zeal is his pecu- liar. i 4 Fourthly, As zeal is the peculiar pitch of every affection, Zeal isthe fait iJ the mo>rf fpending ding par° fpend himfelf uon nothing but od nothing man mutt of the die quit charges. Now zeal is the fpendingeft grai of every 'lions. affeftion : It molt fpendeth. the fpirits, it molt bufieth the body : you may gather what a fpending thing zeal is, by _ the
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