1 1:6) .ATreatife of theAfeaioa,r earthly employments as before God, to glorifie God in all j ¡ his waies. A man may ground himfelfupon nothing fo much as upon GU. to God makes him a kinde of Martyr for Zeal is Curia. s Fifthly, As zeal is the fpending part of all the afl tions, fo likewife zeal is the impatient part of all the of eîlion.r. It t e imp- is true, we may defire a good report among men, but our cent cat affections mutt not be impatient ; if we cannot have it with fefti at out bating an inch of a good confcience, our defire muff be patient without it. We may grieve for a loffe or a trou- ble, but our affection mull not be impatient: if we fee Gods providence hath fenr it,. our grief muff be patient under'ir. We may affect;thefe outward blefiïngs of God, but our affections mull be f a priv cion, but our affections mull be zealous to God ; becaufe .cealoeu affe- fiions are impatient of the contrary. We mull fo hate finne again[} God as to be impatient to endure it : fofear to'of_. fend him, as to be impatient of any boldneffe that way So love the glory of God as to be impatient of any dilho- flour to his Name : fo zealous to reprove finne in a neigh- bour, as not to fuller finne in him. Thou (halt rebuke thy neighbour, and not fuller finne on him, Lev. t9.7. that is, thou lhait be zealousin rebuking.A high look and a proud heart I willnot fuffer, Pfa.ior.y. that is, Iwill be zealous againft it. I .have not fuffered my mouth to fin, lob.r3.3á. that is, I have been zealous in the ruling of my ton Zeal is the impatient part of all the of a ions, ook. hat. thine affeFèions do zealoufy affe I, ey will not fuffer'the contrary. And therefore the zeal of thine affeC -ions muff be unto God. Indeed if thine affections be lukewarm to God, thou maylt with that God might be glorified; but if he be not, thou cana endure it : Thou m ayft pray to God for grace to heal thee of thy deadneffe 'but though he do not, thou canft bear it. But if thine affec ions were fo fari`e hereto, as to be zealous, they would be impatient thou .coùldeft never endure it. Zeal is the impatient degree of the
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