308 11 etíau aitD rit with 'hire ; and hence it comes to pats, that thole things which are dear to him are fo to us; and thole injuries which move his jea- loufie above, flir up our Zeal here below. To Faith Gods name is nomen Majeftativum, 'holy, reverend, fearful, glorious, precious, a name a- hove every name, and therefore cannot be pro- faned, ; but Zeal will break forth,, the reproa- ches cart on it fall more heavily on the Belie- ver than thole on himfelf or his near relations ; Nay they preis harder on him,than if he fhould hear one rai',ng at Princes or Angels. Marls the blind Biíhop of Cbalcedon, being brought into the pretence of the blafphemous Empe- rour Julian, fell feverely on him as upon an enemy of God ; and when Julian told him, That he was blind, and his Gzlihean God would not cure him : ÏÍari% g eve thanks to God, trho bad taken array his eyes, that be might not 'loot¿ on r nicked a r retch as Julian. Such a Zeal doth Faith put forth for Gods name. In like manner the Worfhip of God is to Faith, his Homage, honour on Earth, Crown of glo- ry, Sanóuaty of Presence, a thing too preci- ous and pure to be allayed with Humane mix- tures; if this be corrupted, our Zeal mull needs kindle at it, and fo much the more, becaufe his facxed jealoulie hangs more over his Worfhip than over 4ny thing elfe in all the World. To the other Cornmandm(:;nts we find this annex- ed, lam the Lord, Lcv. r 9 ; but to the fecond, lam a jealous God, Exod. 20. 5.. Hence Mojer at the light of the Calf forgets his Meeknefs, and
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