ATreatle of the Alf ions, 139 .ar, .. e,y, <dn .a, ,. .rv; Wet 4-4 i**** *`' G v, cx v s ' i" w The X I. Sermon. Col. 3. z. Set your offetlions ron things that are above, &c. gal He fixth is, Zeal is the tranf art ation of the foul out of it felf. When a man is zealous in a paf- fion, he is tranfported out of himfelf, the paffìon hath command of him, and not he of his paillon. As a man that is all on fire with anger, or with choler, it tranfports him out of himfelf, and he is under the command of his anger, his anger rules him ; it is well for him now if his anger be good ; but if it be carnal, what a woful condition is he in ! If a mans zeal be good and for God, he is happy. As David was zealous for God, he was tranfported outof himfelf, he was not his own man. No, fayes he, I am thine, Lord fave me, for I have fought thy precepts. Pfal.t 19.94. he fought Gods precepts with fuch zeal. that he was not his own man, he was under the command of his zeal, his zeal was to God, and it did captivate him to God, I am thine, fayes he. He was at Gods difpofe, not at his own, for his zeal tranfported him out of himfelf. Himfelfwould tranfgreffe, but his zeal would not let him. Himfelf would be careleffe, but his zeal would not fuffer him. He muff do as his zeal would have it. He had not the command of ,himfelf. No, he was at the command of his gracious zeal. It was well I T z for 6. Zeal is the trxnfport- ing of the foul out of it Pelf.
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