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             A sermon preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, in the Abbey-church at Westminster on the fifth of November, 1691 / by the Archbishop of York.
             Sharp, John, 1645-1714.
          
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               Die
               Veneris
               6.
               
               Novemb.
               1691.
               
            
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           Ordered
           by
           the
           Lords
           Spiritual
           and
           Temporal
           in
           Parliament
           Assembled
           ,
           That
           the
           Thanks
           of
           this
           HOUSE
           shall
           be
           ,
           and
           are
           hereby
           given
           to
           his
           Grace
           the
           Lord
           Archbishop
           of
           
             York
          
           for
           his
           Sermon
           preached
           yesterday
           before
           this
           HOUSE
           in
           the
           
             Abbey-Church
          
           at
           
             Westminster
             .
          
           And
           he
           is
           hereby
           desired
           to
           Print
           and
           Publish
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           
             
               Matth.
               Iohnson
               ,
            
             Cler.
             PARLIAMENTOR
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           BEFORE
           THE
           Lords
           Spiritual
           and
           Temporal
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           ASSEMBLED
           ,
           IN
           THE
           ABBEY-Church
           at
           WESTMINSTER
           ,
           On
           the
           
             Fifth
          
           of
           
             November
             ,
          
           1691.
           
        
         
           By
           the
           Archbishop
           of
           
             YORK
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Bishops
             Head
          
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1691.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             Rom.
             x.
             2.
             
          
           
             For
             I
             bear
             them
             record
             that
             they
             have
             a
             zeal
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             not
             according
             to
             knowledge
             .
          
        
         
           THese
           are
           St.
           
           Paul's
           words
           ,
           and
           he
           spoke
           them
           of
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
          
           those
           unbelieving
           
             Jews
          
           that
           were
           so
           tenacious
           of
           the
           Traditions
           of
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           so
           utterly
           averse
           to
           any
           Reformation
           of
           Religion
           :
           That
           tho'
           it
           appear'd
           by
           undeniable
           evidence
           that
           Christ
           Jesus
           was
           by
           God
           sent
           into
           the
           World
           for
           that
           purpose
           ,
           yet
           ,
           did
           they
           to
           the
           last
           stand
           out
           in
           their
           opposition
           of
           him
           and
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           final
           rejection
           of
           their
           Nation
           .
        
         
           To
           these
           People
           doth
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           in
           this
           Chapter
           express
           a
           great
           compassion
           ,
           heartily
           wishing
           and
           praying
           for
           their
           Conversion
           .
           
             Brethren
          
           (
           saith
           he
           in
           the
           first
           verse
           )
           
             my
             hearty
             desire
             and
             prayer
             to
             God
             for
             Israel
             is
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             saved
             .
          
           That
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Truth
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           means
           obtain
           everlasting
           Salvation
           .
           And
           one
           reason
           why
           he
           was
           thus
           concerned
           for
           them
           ,
           he
           gives
           in
           the
           words
           following
           ,
           
           which
           are
           the
           words
           I
           have
           read
           unto
           you
           .
           
             For
             I
             bear
             them
             record
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             that
             they
             have
             a
             zeal
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             not
             according
             to
             knowledge
             .
          
           It
           was
           a
           great
           motive
           to
           him
           to
           be
           concern'd
           for
           their
           happiness
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           zealous
           ,
           for
           
             Religion
             ;
          
           tho'
           he
           knew
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           that
           the
           Religion
           they
           were
           then
           so
           zealous
           of
           ,
           was
           not
           the
           right
           Religion
           ;
           nor
           did
           the
           zeal
           they
           shewed
           for
           it
           ,
           proceed
           from
           right
           Principles
           .
        
         
           According
           to
           the
           account
           I
           have
           now
           given
           of
           this
           Passage
           ,
           Three
           things
           we
           may
           take
           notice
           of
           from
           it
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             I.
             The
             Apostles
             approving
             and
             tacitly
             commending
             that
             
               Zeal
            
             which
             his
             Countreymen
             expressed
             for
             Religion
             .
          
           
             II.
             His
             meek
             and
             charitable
             behaviour
             towards
             them
             ,
             even
             when
             their
             
               Zeal
            
             for
             Religion
             was
             very
             faulty
             and
             blameable
             .
          
           
             III.
             His
             discovery
             of
             the
             faultiness
             of
             their
             
               Zeal
               ,
            
             which
             lay
             in
             this
             ,
             
               that
               it
               was
               not
               according
               to
               knowledge
               .
            
          
        
         
           These
           
             Three
          
           things
           I
           shall
           take
           for
           the
           Heads
           of
           my
           following
           discourse
           upon
           this
           Text
           ,
           and
           shall
           afterwards
           make
           such
           Application
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           Business
           of
           this
           Day
           calls
           for
           .
        
         
           I.
           
             First
             ,
          
           I
           desire
           it
           may
           be
           observed
           ,
           That
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
          
           in
           general
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           hearty
           and
           
           passionate
           concernment
           for
           Religion
           ,
           
             The
             Apostle
             here
             finds
             no
             fault
             with
             :
          
           On
           the
           contrary
           ,
           he
           approves
           it
           as
           a
           commendable
           thing
           .
           For
           you
           see
           he
           represents
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           piece
           of
           
             virtue
          
           in
           his
           Country-men
           ,
           and
           speaks
           it
           to
           their
           commendation
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           a
           
             zeal
             of
             God.
             I
             bear
             them
             record
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             that
             they
             have
             a
             zeal
             of
             God.
          
           As
           much
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           he
           owned
           ,
           they
           had
           that
           good
           quality
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           to
           be
           commended
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           for
           that
           reason
           he
           both
           wisheth
           them
           well
           ,
           and
           affectionately
           prayeth
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           which
           I
           would
           from
           hence
           take
           occasion
           to
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           of
           is
           this
           :
           That
           
             Indifference
          
           and
           
             Vnconcernedness
          
           for
           
             Religion
          
           is
           not
           to
           have
           a
           place
           among
           any
           ones
           virtues
           and
           good
           qualities
           ;
           it
           is
           rather
           a
           very
           great
           fault
           ;
           howsoever
           it
           may
           some
           times
           pass
           for
           an
           instance
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Prudence
           .
        
         
           If
           indeed
           Men
           had
           no
           
             Passions
             ,
          
           or
           had
           so
           mortified
           their
           Passions
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           rarely
           earnest
           or
           zealous
           about
           any
           thing
           ;
           their
           unconcernedness
           for
           Religion
           and
           the
           things
           of
           God
           might
           be
           the
           less
           reproveable
           .
           But
           when
           
             Zeal
          
           and
           
             Passion
          
           is
           more
           or
           less
           wrought
           into
           every
           Man's
           temper
           ,
           and
           the
           calmest
           Men
           may
           be
           observed
           on
           sundry
           occasions
           not
           to
           be
           without
           it
           ;
           it
           is
           an
           inexcusable
           fault
           to
           have
           no
           
             passion
             ,
          
           no
           
             zeal
          
           for
           God
           and
           his
           Cause
           .
        
         
         
           How
           can
           a
           Man
           answer
           it
           to
           his
           own
           Conscience
           ,
           to
           be
           heartily
           angry
           when
           an
           affront
           in
           word
           or
           deed
           is
           done
           to
           himself
           ;
           and
           yet
           to
           be
           altogether
           insensible
           ,
           when
           God
           is
           affronted
           in
           his
           Presence
           ?
           To
           make
           a
           mighty
           bustle
           ,
           when
           his
           own
           
             Right
          
           and
           
             Property
          
           is
           at
           stake
           ,
           though
           in
           never
           so
           small
           a
           matter
           ;
           and
           yet
           to
           shew
           no
           concernment
           for
           the
           
             Rights
          
           and
           the
           
             Honour
          
           of
           that
           God
           who
           made
           him
           ,
           and
           by
           whose
           favour
           alone
           it
           is
           that
           he
           can
           call
           any
           thing
           his
           own
           that
           he
           hath
           .
        
         
           O!
           What
           a
           world
           of
           Good
           might
           we
           all
           do
           ,
           if
           we
           had
           a
           true
           
             zeal
             of
             God.
          
           How
           many
           Occasions
           and
           Opportunities
           are
           there
           put
           into
           our
           hands
           every
           day
           (
           in
           what
           condition
           or
           circumstances
           soever
           we
           are
           )
           which
           if
           we
           were
           acted
           by
           this
           principle
           ,
           would
           render
           us
           great
           Benefactors
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           by
           discouraging
           Vice
           and
           Impiety
           ,
           and
           promoting
           Virtue
           and
           Goodness
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           But
           perhaps
           I
           have
           set
           this
           business
           of
           
             Zeal
             for
             God
          
           too
           high
           :
           because
           none
           are
           capable
           of
           being
           thus
           
             Zealous
             ,
          
           but
           those
           that
           have
           attained
           to
           a
           great
           degree
           of
           Virtue
           and
           Piety
           ,
           which
           we
           cannot
           suppose
           of
           all
           ,
           nor
           the
           most
           .
           But
           however
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           a
           shame
           to
           all
           of
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           not
           come
           up
           to
           that
           pitch
           of
           
             Zeal
          
           which
           the
           unbelieving
           
             Jews
          
           are
           here
           commended
           for
           .
           
             I
             bear
             them
             record
             ,
          
           saith
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             
             a
             zeal
             of
             God.
          
           What
           was
           this
           
             Zeal
          
           of
           theirs
           ?
           why
           ,
           as
           I
           told
           you
           ,
           (
           and
           as
           it
           plainly
           appears
           from
           the
           whole
           Chapter
           )
           it
           was
           an
           earnest
           and
           passionate
           concernment
           for
           the
           
             Religion
          
           of
           their
           Country
           .
           Sure
           all
           Men
           among
           us
           both
           good
           and
           bad
           may
           come
           up
           to
           this
           degree
           of
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           
             God
             ,
          
           and
           it
           is
           a
           reproach
           to
           us
           ●f
           we
           do
           not
           .
           Especially
           considering
           that
           their
           Religion
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           was
           not
           
           God's
           Religion
           ,
           but
           Ours
           is
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           the
           Publick
           profession
           of
           Religion
           in
           the
           right
           way
           ,
           is
           as
           much
           every
           Man's
           
             Interest
             ,
          
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           as
           much
           every
           Man's
           
             Care
             ,
          
           as
           any
           the
           dearest
           thing
           he
           hath
           in
           this
           World.
           Nay
           to
           all
           Men
           that
           believe
           they
           have
           Souls
           to
           save
           ,
           it
           is
           more
           valuable
           than
           any
           other
           Worldly
           privilege
           .
           It
           concerns
           us
           all
           therefore
           to
           be
           Zealous
           in
           that
           matter
           .
           The
           Duty
           we
           owe
           to
           
             God
             ,
          
           to
           our
           
             Countrey
             ,
          
           and
           to
           
             our Selves
             ,
          
           doth
           require
           it
           .
           In
           vain
           it
           is
           to
           be
           busie
           about
           other
           things
           ,
           and
           to
           neglect
           this
           .
           A
           Man
           will
           have
           but
           small
           comfort
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           die
           ,
           to
           reflect
           that
           he
           has
           been
           
             Zealous
          
           of
           the
           
             Privileges
          
           and
           
             Property
             ,
          
           and
           
             Rights
          
           of
           his
           Countrey-men
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           indifferent
           to
           him
           ,
           how
           the
           
             Service
          
           of
           
             God
          
           and
           the
           affairs
           of
           
             Religion
          
           were
           managed
           .
        
         
         
           II.
           The
           Second
           thing
           we
           observe
           from
           this
           Passage
           ,
           is
           ,
           
             The
             Apostle's
             carriage
             to
             the
             Vnbelieving
             Israelites
             ,
             who
             though
             they
             were
             zealous
             for
             God
             ,
             yet
             were
             in
             a
             great
             mistake
             as
             to
             their
             notions
             of
             the
             true
             Religion
             .
          
           He
           doth
           not
           bitterly
           censure
           them
           .
           He
           is
           not
           fierce
           nor
           furious
           against
           them
           .
           He
           doth
           not
           excite
           any
           person
           to
           use
           force
           or
           violence
           to
           them
           .
           But
           he
           rather
           pities
           them
           .
           He
           makes
           their
           
             Zeal
          
           that
           they
           had
           
             of
             God
             ,
          
           an
           Inducement
           the
           more
           heartily
           to
           pray
           for
           them
           ,
           that
           God
           would
           direct
           them
           in
           the
           right
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           Salvation
           .
           Tho'
           he
           is
           far
           from
           approving
           their
           blind
           Zeal
           ,
           in
           so
           obstinately
           opposing
           
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           method
           which
           God
           had
           prescribed
           ,
           for
           the
           attaining
           of
           Righteousness
           by
           the
           faith
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ;
           and
           
             setting
             up
             a
             Righteousness
             of
             their
             own
             ,
          
           which
           consisted
           chiefly
           in
           observing
           the
           
             Ceremonials
          
           of
           
             Moses
          
           his
           Law
           and
           the
           
             Traditions
          
           of
           their
           
             Fathers
             ,
          
           as
           it
           follows
           in
           the
           next
           Verse
           after
           my
           Text
           :
           Yet
           he
           thinks
           them
           the
           more
           pitiable
           and
           the
           more
           excusable
           ,
           in
           that
           this
           their
           Opposition
           proceeded
           from
           their
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
          
           tho'
           it
           was
           a
           mis-informed
           irregular
           Zeal
           .
        
         
           This
           practice
           and
           carriage
           of
           the
           Apostle
           towards
           these
           
             Ignorant
             Zealots
             ,
          
           ought
           to
           be
           a
           rule
           for
           us
           to
           walk
           by
           in
           the
           like
           Cases
           .
           If
           Men
           
           be
           of
           a
           different
           
             way
          
           from
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           
             Religion
             ;
          
           if
           they
           hold
           other
           
             Opinions
             ,
          
           or
           though
           they
           be
           of
           another
           
             Communion
          
           from
           us
           :
           and
           though
           too
           we
           are
           sure
           they
           are
           mistaken
           :
           nay
           and
           dangerously
           mistaken
           too
           ;
           yet
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           a
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
          
           if
           they
           be
           serious
           and
           sincere
           in
           their
           way
           ;
           if
           their
           errours
           in
           Religion
           be
           the
           pure
           results
           of
           a
           mis-informed
           Conscience
           :
           Let
           us
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           here
           did
           ,
           take
           occasion
           from
           hence
           to
           pity
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           up
           hearty
           prayers
           to
           God
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           to
           endeavour
           all
           we
           can
           ,
           by
           gentle
           methods
           ,
           to
           reduce
           them
           to
           the
           right
           way
           :
           But
           by
           no
           means
           to
           express
           contempt
           or
           hatred
           of
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           treat
           them
           with
           violence
           and
           outrage
           .
           So
           far
           as
           their
           
             Zeal
          
           is
           for
           
             God
             ,
          
           let
           us
           so
           far
           shew
           tenderness
           and
           compassion
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           if
           their
           
             Zeal
          
           be
           in
           such
           instances
           ,
           as
           are
           really
           commendable
           ,
           let
           us
           in
           such
           instances
           not
           onely
           bear
           with
           them
           ,
           but
           propose
           them
           for
           our
           examples
           .
           This
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           was
           the
           Apostle's
           practice
           ,
           and
           I
           think
           it
           is
           so
           agreeable
           to
           the
           
             Spirit
          
           and
           
             Temper
          
           of
           our
           great
           Lord
           and
           Master
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           that
           it
           will
           become
           us
           in
           like
           cases
           to
           act
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           after
           I
           have
           said
           this
           ,
           These
           
             two
          
           things
           are
           always
           to
           be
           remembred
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
          
           That
           our
           Tenderness
           to
           mistaken
           
             Zealots
             ,
          
           must
           always
           be
           so
           managed
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           
           true
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Publick
             peace
          
           suffer
           no
           damage
           thereby
           .
           And
           therefore
           how
           kindly
           and
           compassionately
           soever
           ,
           we
           ,
           as
           private
           Christians
           ,
           are
           to
           treat
           those
           that
           differ
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           pursue
           a
           wrong
           way
           out
           of
           Conscience
           :
           Yet
           this
           doth
           not
           hinder
           ,
           but
           that
           both
           wholsome
           
             Laws
          
           may
           be
           made
           for
           the
           restraining
           the
           exorbitances
           of
           mistaken
           
             Zeal
             ;
          
           and
           when
           those
           
             Laws
          
           are
           made
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           put
           in
           execution
           .
        
         
           The
           consideration
           of
           
             Law-givers
          
           and
           
             Magistrates
             ,
          
           is
           different
           from
           that
           of
           
             private
          
           Christians
           .
           Their
           business
           is
           to
           see
           that
           
             Nequid
             detrimenti
             respublica
             capiat
             ,
          
           to
           see
           that
           the
           
             Government
          
           be
           secured
           ;
           that
           the
           common
           
             peace
          
           be
           kept
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Laws
          
           of
           God
           be
           observ'd
           ,
           that
           God's
           
             Religion
          
           as
           it
           is
           delivered
           by
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           be
           preserved
           sincere
           and
           undefiled
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           solemn
           
             Worship
          
           of
           God
           be
           
             purely
          
           and
           
             decently
          
           performed
           .
           And
           therefore
           there
           is
           no
           doubt
           ,
           but
           that
           in
           all
           these
           matters
           the
           Government
           may
           make
           Fences
           and
           Securities
           against
           the
           Insults
           of
           intemperate
           
             Zealots
             ,
          
           and
           when
           these
           Fences
           are
           made
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           at
           their
           Peril
           if
           they
           transgressed
           them
           ,
           supposing
           Magistrates
           did
           their
           duty
           .
           And
           all
           this
           we
           say
           is
           very
           consistent
           with
           that
           tenderness
           and
           charity
           that
           all
           Christians
           ,
           and
           even
           Magistrates
           themselves
           in
           their
           private
           Capacity
           ,
           do
           owe
           to
           misperswaded
           erroneous
           Consciences
           .
        
         
         
           And
           then
           
             Secondly
             ,
          
           it
           is
           to
           be
           remembred
           that
           that
           Kindness
           and
           Tenderness
           to
           mistaken
           Zealots
           ,
           which
           we
           are
           speaking
           of
           from
           the
           Text
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           expressed
           to
           all
           alike
           ;
           but
           to
           some
           more
           ,
           to
           some
           less
           ,
           to
           some
           perhaps
           in
           no
           degree
           at
           all
           ;
           according
           as
           the
           nature
           and
           quality
           of
           their
           Errors
           are
           ,
           and
           according
           as
           the
           Men
           that
           are
           guilty
           of
           them
           ,
           may
           more
           ,
           or
           less
           ,
           or
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           be
           thought
           to
           have
           a
           real
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           to
           act
           out
           of
           principles
           of
           Conscience
           .
           Thus
           for
           instance
           ,
        
         
           In
           the
           First
           place
           ,
           Those
           that
           set
           up
           for
           Patrons
           of
           
             Atheism
          
           or
           
             Epicurism
             ;
          
           that
           make
           it
           their
           business
           in
           their
           Conversation
           to
           expose
           
             all
          
           Religion
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           it
           into
           contempt
           ;
           that
           ridicule
           the
           Professors
           of
           it
           as
           a
           company
           of
           easie
           credulous
           Men
           ;
           that
           make
           no
           Conscience
           of
           blaspheming
           God
           and
           all
           things
           Sacred
           ,
           as
           occasion
           is
           given
           them
           :
           Why
           ,
           these
           Men
           may
           have
           
             Zeal
          
           enough
           for
           their
           Opinions
           ,
           and
           we
           find
           that
           they
           often
           have
           a
           great
           deal
           too
           much
           ;
           But
           are
           such
           to
           be
           treated
           with
           that
           sort
           of
           Tenderness
           and
           Compassion
           that
           we
           are
           now
           speaking
           of
           ?
           No
           ,
           by
           no
           means
           ;
           For
           they
           are
           quite
           out
           of
           the
           bounds
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           They
           
             have
             a
             Zeal
          
           indeed
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           not
           a
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           
             God
             ,
          
           but
           for
           the
           
             Devil
          
           and
           the
           Interests
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           .
           And
           if
           one
           were
           to
           
           measure
           the
           greatness
           of
           Crimes
           by
           the
           mischief
           they
           do
           to
           humane
           Society
           ;
           I
           should
           think
           that
           this
           sort
           of
           People
           were
           not
           to
           expect
           so
           much
           favour
           and
           respect
           from
           mankind
           ,
           as
           some
           other
           Malefactors
           that
           yet
           by
           our
           Laws
           are
           to
           pay
           for
           their
           offences
           at
           no
           less
           a
           rate
           than
           their
           Lives
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           Secondly
           ,
           If
           there
           be
           any
           Men
           that
           under
           a
           pretence
           of
           
             Religion
          
           do
           teach
           or
           encourage
           or
           promote
           any
           sort
           of
           
             Vice
          
           or
           
             Immorality
             ;
          
           or
           whose
           Principles
           do
           necessarily
           lead
           to
           debauch
           Mens
           manners
           in
           the
           plain
           matters
           of
           
             Sobriety
             ,
             Chastity
             ,
             Truth
          
           or
           
             Justice
             ,
          
           or
           the
           like
           ;
           such
           kind
           of
           People
           are
           by
           no
           means
           Objects
           of
           that
           Tenderness
           and
           Compassion
           that
           we
           are
           now
           speaking
           of
           :
           For
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           as
           to
           moral
           
             Virtue
          
           and
           
             Vice
          
           are
           so
           plainly
           writ
           in
           every
           Mans
           heart
           ,
           that
           he
           must
           be
           supposed
           to
           be
           an
           
             Ill
          
           Man
           that
           can
           easily
           entertain
           any
           Principle
           (
           let
           it
           come
           never
           so
           much
           recommended
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Religion
           )
           that
           contradicts
           them
           .
           And
           whatever
           allowance
           may
           in
           charity
           be
           made
           for
           a
           Man's
           
             mistakes
             ,
          
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           that
           much
           should
           be
           made
           for
           his
           
             Wickedness
             .
          
        
         
           Again
           Thirdly
           ,
           If
           there
           be
           any
           Men
           that
           whilest
           they
           express
           a
           great
           Zeal
           for
           the
           
             Purity
          
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           exclaim
           against
           the
           
             Corruptions
          
           
           of
           it
           (
           as
           they
           term
           them
           )
           which
           are
           introduced
           into
           the
           Publick
           Establishment
           ,
           and
           turn
           every
           stone
           to
           have
           all
           things
           setled
           in
           another
           method
           ;
           yet
           all
           this
           while
           God
           and
           their
           own
           Hearts
           know
           that
           all
           this
           concernment
           and
           
             Zeal
          
           of
           theirs
           for
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           tho'
           it
           make
           a
           great
           shew
           ,
           is
           only
           pretended
           ;
           and
           that
           there
           is
           another
           thing
           that
           lies
           at
           the
           bottom
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           Worldly
           
             Interest
             ,
          
           and
           
             Dominion
          
           and
           
             Power
             ,
          
           which
           they
           hope
           to
           compass
           by
           such
           a
           Regulation
           of
           Matters
           as
           they
           desire
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           any
           such
           Men
           ,
           they
           are
           likewise
           no
           way
           concerned
           in
           that
           compassion
           my
           Text
           speaks
           of
           .
           For
           tho'
           they
           may
           be
           very
           
             Zealous
             ,
          
           yet
           it
           is
           a
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           their
           own
           secular
           
             advantages
          
           that
           acts
           them
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           
             Zeal
             of
             God.
          
           If
           such
           Men
           could
           be
           known
           ;
           instead
           of
           being
           kindly
           and
           charitably
           thought
           of
           for
           their
           Zeal
           in
           Religion
           ;
           the
           Virtuous
           part
           of
           mankind
           would
           look
           upon
           them
           as
           the
           worst
           of
           Hypocrites
           .
           But
           since
           God
           only
           knows
           the
           Hearts
           of
           Men
           ;
           all
           such
           pretenders
           to
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           must
           ,
           till
           we
           know
           them
           also
           ,
           be
           treated
           according
           to
           the
           merits
           of
           the
           cause
           they
           pretend
           to
           be
           zealous
           for
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           Fourthly
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           All
           that
           I
           have
           now
           said
           is
           with
           respect
           to
           those
           that
           are
           out
           of
           the
           limits
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           such
           as
           have
           no
           
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
          
           tho'
           some
           of
           them
           may
           pretend
           it
           :
           But
           then
           as
           for
           those
           that
           really
           act
           out
           of
           Principles
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           real
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
          
           tho'
           in
           a
           wrong
           way
           ;
           These
           are
           true
           Objects
           of
           our
           Tenderness
           and
           Compassion
           ,
           tho'
           yet
           in
           different
           degrees
           .
           For
           according
           as
           their
           
             Principles
          
           and
           
             Practices
          
           do
           more
           or
           less
           injure
           our
           common
           
             Christianity
             ,
          
           or
           are
           more
           or
           less
           dangerous
           to
           our
           
             Government
          
           and
           
             Constitution
             ;
          
           in
           the
           same
           proportion
           ,
           the
           greater
           or
           less
           Tenderness
           and
           Indulgence
           is
           to
           be
           expressed
           towards
           them
           .
           But
           most
           of
           what
           concerns
           this
           matter
           being
           already
           setled
           by
           Law
           ,
           I
           will
           not
           be
           so
           bold
           as
           to
           meddle
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           Third
           Head
           of
           my
           Discourse
           .
        
         
           
             III.
             The
             Third
             thing
             I
             told
             you
             we
             might
             observe
             from
             this
             Text
             was
             this
             ,
          
           The
           Apostle's
           tacit
           Reprehension
           of
           the
           Iewish
           Zeal
           upon
           this
           account
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           according
           to
           Knowledge
           ,
        
         
           The
           Use
           I
           make
           of
           this
           is
           ,
           that
           from
           hence
           we
           may
           be
           able
           to
           gather
           to
           our selves
           a
           true
           rule
           for
           the
           governing
           our
           
             Zeal
          
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           likewise
           for
           the
           judging
           in
           others
           ,
           what
           
             Zeal
          
           is
           commendable
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           not
           .
        
         
         
           For
           be
           our
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
          
           never
           so
           great
           ,
           yet
           if
           it
           be
           not
           a
           
             Zeal
             according
             to
             knowledge
             ,
          
           it
           is
           not
           the
           right
           Christian
           
             Zeal
             .
          
           And
           though
           we
           see
           others
           never
           so
           fervent
           and
           vehement
           in
           pursuing
           a
           Religious
           Cause
           ,
           and
           that
           too
           ,
           out
           of
           Conscience
           ;
           yet
           if
           this
           
             Zeal
          
           of
           theirs
           be
           not
           
             according
             to
             knowledge
             ,
          
           it
           is
           a
           Zeal
           that
           justly
           deserves
           to
           be
           reproved
           .
           And
           though
           both
           we
           and
           they
           may
           for
           our
           sincerity
           in
           God's
           Cause
           ,
           expect
           some
           Allowances
           ,
           both
           from
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           yet
           neither
           they
           nor
           we
           can
           justify
           it
           ,
           either
           to
           God
           or
           Man
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           thus
           foolishly
           and
           ignorantly
           Zealous
           .
        
         
           I
           wish
           this
           mark
           of
           right
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           that
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           
             according
             to
             knowledge
             ,
          
           were
           more
           considered
           .
           For
           it
           seems
           not
           often
           to
           be
           thought
           on
           by
           those
           that
           are
           most
           
             zealous
          
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           of
           what
           perswasion
           soever
           they
           be
           .
           This
           same
           business
           of
           
             Knowledge
             ,
          
           is
           a
           thing
           that
           is
           most
           commonly
           forgot
           to
           be
           taken
           in
           as
           an
           ingredient
           or
           Companion
           of
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           in
           most
           sort
           of
           Professors
           .
           For
           as
           the
           World
           goes
           ,
           those
           Men
           are
           generally
           found
           to
           be
           the
           greatest
           
             Zealots
             ,
          
           who
           are
           most
           notoriously
           
             Ignorant
             .
          
           Whereas
           true
           Zeal
           should
           not
           only
           proceed
           from
           true
           Knowledge
           ,
           but
           should
           also
           be
           always
           accompanied
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           governed
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           is
           it
           to
           
             have
             a
             Zeal
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             ?
          
           What
           doth
           this
           Character
           of
           justifiable
           right
           Zeal
           contain
           in
           it
           ?
           I
           answer
           ,
           it
           must
           at
           least
           contain
           in
           it
           these
           
             five
          
           following
           things
           .
        
         
         
           
             First
             ,
          
           To
           
             have
             a
             Zeal
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             ,
          
           doth
           import
           ,
           that
           we
           be
           not
           mistaken
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           
             matter
          
           of
           our
           
             Zeal
             ;
          
           that
           it
           be
           a
           
             good
             Cause
             ,
          
           that
           we
           are
           
             zealous
          
           about
           .
           And
           since
           it
           is
           
             Zeal
             for
             God
          
           that
           we
           are
           here
           speaking
           of
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           something
           wherein
           our
           
             duty
          
           is
           concerned
           ,
           that
           must
           be
           the
           object
           of
           our
           
             Zeal
             .
          
        
         
           So
           that
           a
           right
           
             Zeal
             of
             God
          
           implies
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           so
           well
           inform
           our selves
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           pretend
           a
           Religious
           Zeal
           for
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           not
           a
           part
           of
           our
           Religion
           .
           If
           our
           
             Zeal
             for
             God
          
           be
           as
           it
           should
           be
           ,
           it
           must
           certainly
           express
           it self
           in
           matters
           that
           are
           
             good
             ;
          
           about
           such
           objects
           as
           God
           hath
           made
           to
           be
           our
           
             duty
             .
             It
             is
             good
          
           (
           saith
           St.
           
             Paul
             )
             to
             be
             always
             zealously
             affected
             in
             a
             good
             matter
             .
          
           But
           if
           we
           mistake
           in
           our
           
             Cause
             ,
          
           if
           we
           take
           that
           for
           
             good
          
           which
           is
           
             evil
             ,
          
           or
           that
           for
           
             evil
          
           which
           is
           
             good
             ,
          
           here
           our
           Zeal
           is
           not
           
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             .
          
        
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
          
           As
           the
           
             object
          
           of
           our
           
             Zeal
          
           must
           be
           
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             ,
          
           so
           also
           the
           
             Principle
          
           from
           whence
           our
           
             Zeal
          
           proceeds
           ,
           must
           be
           
             according
             to
             knowledge
          
           also
           .
           That
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           We
           must
           have
           solid
           and
           rational
           grounds
           to
           proceed
           upon
           in
           our
           concernment
           for
           any
           thing
           ;
           such
           as
           will
           not
           only
           satisfy
           our selves
           ,
           but
           all
           others
           that
           are
           unbyassed
           :
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           such
           as
           we
           can
           justify
           to
           all
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           every
           Mans
           Duty
           (
           as
           St.
           
             Peter
          
           tells
           us
           it
           is
           )
           
             to
             be
             ready
             to
             give
             an
             answer
             to
             every
             one
             that
             asketh
             him
             a
             reason
             of
             the
             hope
             that
             is
             in
             him
             :
          
           Then
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           
           it
           is
           much
           more
           every
           Mans
           Duty
           ,
           to
           be
           able
           to
           give
           a
           reason
           of
           the
           
             Zeal
          
           that
           is
           in
           him
           .
           Because
           this
           business
           of
           a
           Mans
           
             Zeal
          
           doth
           more
           affect
           the
           Publick
           ,
           and
           is
           of
           greater
           Concernment
           to
           it
           ,
           than
           what
           a
           Mans
           private
           
             Faith
          
           or
           
             Hope
          
           is
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           how
           little
           is
           this
           considered
           by
           many
           
             zealous
          
           Men
           among
           us
           .
           Some
           are
           
             zealous
          
           for
           a
           point
           to
           serve
           an
           
             Interest
          
           or
           a
           
             Faction
             .
          
           But
           this
           is
           not
           to
           be
           owned
           as
           the
           ground
           and
           reason
           of
           their
           
             Zeal
             ;
          
           for
           indeed
           if
           it
           should
           ,
           it
           would
           not
           be
           allowed
           of
           .
           Others
           are
           
             zealous
          
           for
           no
           other
           reason
           but
           because
           they
           find
           their
           
             Teachers
             ,
          
           or
           those
           they
           most
           converse
           with
           ,
           are
           so
           .
           They
           follow
           the
           common
           
             Cry
             ,
          
           and
           examine
           no
           more
           of
           the
           matter
           .
           Others
           indeed
           have
           a
           Principle
           of
           
             Zeal
          
           beyond
           all
           this
           .
           For
           they
           are
           
             moved
          
           from
           within
           ,
           to
           stand
           up
           for
           this
           or
           the
           other
           Cause
           ;
           they
           have
           
             Impulses
          
           upon
           their
           Minds
           which
           they
           cannot
           resist
           :
           But
           that
           in
           truth
           is
           no
           more
           a
           justifiable
           ground
           of
           any
           Mans
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           than
           either
           of
           the
           former
           .
           For
           if
           these
           
             Motions
          
           and
           
             Impulses
          
           that
           they
           speak
           of
           be
           from
           God
           ;
           there
           will
           certainly
           be
           conveyed
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           such
           
             Reasons
          
           and
           
             Arguments
          
           for
           the
           thing
           that
           they
           are
           to
           be
           
             zealous
          
           about
           ,
           as
           will
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           declared
           ,
           satisfy
           and
           convince
           all
           other
           reasonable
           Men
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           themselves
           .
           For
           it
           is
           a
           ridiculous
           thing
           to
           imagine
           ,
           that
           God
           at
           this
           day
           doth
           
             move
          
           or
           
             impel
          
           Men
           in
           any
           other
           way
           than
           what
           is
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Reason
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           the
           Rule
           of
           his
           holy
           
           Word
           .
           And
           if
           the
           Mans
           
             Zeal
          
           can
           be
           justified
           by
           either
           of
           these
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           need
           of
           vouching
           
             Inspirations
          
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
          
           As
           the
           Zeal
           which
           is
           according
           to
           knowledge
           hath
           a
           good
           
             matter
          
           for
           its
           
             object
             ,
          
           and
           proceeds
           from
           a
           right
           
             Principle
             :
          
           So
           it
           is
           also
           
             regular
          
           as
           to
           the
           
             Measures
          
           of
           it
           .
           He
           that
           hath
           it
           is
           careful
           that
           it
           do
           not
           exceed
           its
           due
           Bounds
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Ignorant
             Zeal
          
           often
           doth
           ;
           but
           he
           distinguisheth
           between
           the
           several
           objects
           he
           is
           
             zealous
          
           for
           ,
           and
           allows
           every
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           just
           so
           great
           a
           Concernment
           as
           the
           thing
           is
           worth
           ,
           and
           no
           more
           .
           If
           the
           thing
           be
           but
           a
           
             small
             matter
             ,
          
           he
           is
           but
           in
           a
           
             small
             measure
          
           concerned
           for
           it
           .
           If
           it
           be
           of
           greater
           moment
           ,
           he
           believes
           he
           may
           be
           allowed
           to
           be
           the
           more
           earnest
           about
           it
           .
           But
           he
           looks
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           rash
           and
           foolish
           thing
           ,
           and
           an
           effect
           of
           great
           ignorance
           or
           weakness
           ,
           to
           be
           hot
           and
           eager
           for
           all
           things
           alike
           .
           We
           should
           account
           him
           not
           many
           degrees
           removed
           from
           a
           
             Child
          
           or
           an
           
             Ideot
             ,
          
           that
           upon
           the
           cut
           of
           a
           Finger
           should
           as
           passionately
           complain
           and
           cry
           out
           for
           help
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           broken
           a
           Limb.
           Why
           just
           the
           same
           Folly
           and
           Childishness
           it
           is
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           mighty
           bustle
           about
           small
           matters
           which
           are
           of
           no
           consequence
           ,
           in
           which
           neither
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           nor
           the
           publick
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           are
           much
           concerned
           ;
           as
           if
           indeed
           our
           Lives
           and
           Souls
           were
           in
           danger
           .
           It
           therefore
           becomes
           all
           prudent
           and
           sober
           Men
           to
           take
           care
           ,
           that
           their
           
             Zeal
          
           do
           not
           spend
           it self
           in
           
             little
          
           things
           ;
           that
           they
           be
           not
           too
           
           passionate
           and
           earnest
           ,
           and
           vehement
           for
           things
           that
           are
           not
           worth
           much
           contending
           for
           .
           If
           we
           lay
           a
           greater
           weight
           upon
           a
           Cause
           than
           it
           will
           bear
           ,
           and
           shew
           as
           much
           warmth
           and
           passion
           for
           small
           matters
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           
             Fundamentals
          
           of
           our
           
             Faith
          
           were
           at
           stake
           ,
           we
           are
           
             zealous
          
           indeed
           ,
           but
           not
           
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             .
          
        
         
           
             Fourthly
             ,
          
           The
           
             Zeal
          
           that
           is
           
             according
             to
             knowledge
             ,
          
           is
           always
           attended
           with
           hearty
           
             Charity
             .
          
           It
           is
           not
           that
           
             bitter
             Zeal
          
           which
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           of
           ,
           which
           is
           accompanied
           with
           
             Hatred
          
           and
           
             Envy
             ,
          
           and
           
             perverse
             Disputings
             :
          
           But
           it
           is
           kind
           ,
           and
           sociable
           ,
           and
           meek
           ,
           even
           to
           Gainsayers
           .
           It
           is
           that
           
             Wisdom
             which
             is
             from
             above
             ,
             that
             is
             first
             pure
             ,
             then
             peaceable
             ,
             gentle
             and
             easy
             to
             be
             intreated
             .
          
           It
           is
           a
           Zeal
           that
           loves
           
             God
          
           and
           his
           
             Truth
          
           heartily
           ,
           and
           would
           do
           all
           that
           is
           possible
           to
           bring
           honour
           and
           advancement
           to
           them
           :
           But
           at
           the
           same
           time
           it
           loveth
           all
           
             Men.
          
           And
           therefore
           in
           all
           things
           where
           it
           expresses
           it self
           ,
           it
           purely
           consults
           the
           
             Merits
          
           of
           the
           
             Cause
          
           before
           it
           ,
           but
           lets
           the
           
             Persons
          
           of
           Men
           alone
           .
           It
           is
           a
           certain
           Argument
           of
           an
           
             Ignorant
          
           and
           ungovern'd
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           when
           a
           Man
           leaves
           his
           Cause
           and
           his
           concernment
           for
           Gods
           Glory
           ,
           and
           turns
           his
           Heat
           upon
           those
           that
           he
           has
           to
           deal
           with
           ,
           when
           he
           is
           peevish
           and
           angry
           with
           Men
           that
           differ
           from
           him
           :
           When
           he
           is
           not
           contented
           to
           oppose
           Arguments
           to
           Arguments
           ,
           and
           to
           endeavour
           to
           gain
           his
           point
           by
           calm
           Reasoning
           ;
           but
           he
           flies
           out
           into
           Rage
           and
           Fury
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           is
           once
           transported
           
           herewith
           ,
           he
           cares
           not
           what
           undecent
           bitter
           Reflections
           he
           makes
           upon
           all
           those
           that
           have
           the
           Fortune
           to
           be
           of
           a
           different
           side
           .
           But
           in
           these
           Cases
           Men
           would
           do
           well
           to
           remember
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Wrath
             of
             Man
             worketh
             not
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Apostle
           expresseth
           it
           .
           All
           this
           kind
           of
           behaviour
           savours
           of
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           which
           is
           
             earthly
             ,
             and
             sensual
             ,
             and
             devilish
             .
          
        
         
           
             Fifthly
             ,
          
           and
           lastly
           ,
           Another
           inseparable
           Property
           of
           
             Zeal
             according
             to
             Knowledge
          
           is
           ,
           That
           it
           must
           pursue
           lawful
           
             ends
          
           by
           lawful
           
             means
             ;
          
           must
           never
           do
           an
           
             ill
          
           thing
           for
           the
           carrying
           the
           
             best
             Cause
             .
          
           This
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           hath
           laid
           down
           ,
           as
           a
           Rule
           ,
           to
           be
           eternally
           observed
           among
           Christians
           ,
           when
           in
           the
           
             third
          
           of
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
          
           he
           declares
           ,
           that
           
             their
             damnation
             is
             just
             ,
             who
             say
             ,
             Let
             us
             do
             evil
             that
             good
             may
             come
             .
          
           Be
           therefore
           our
           Point
           never
           so
           good
           ,
           or
           never
           so
           weighty
           ,
           yet
           if
           we
           use
           any
           dishonest
           ,
           unlawful
           Arts
           ,
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           it
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           If
           we
           do
           any
           thing
           which
           is
           either
           in
           it self
           evil
           ,
           and
           appears
           to
           be
           so
           by
           the
           natural
           Notices
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           or
           which
           the
           Laws
           of
           our
           holy
           Religion
           do
           forbid
           :
           I
           say
           in
           all
           such
           Instances
           we
           are
           Transgressors
           .
           And
           though
           our
           
             Cause
          
           be
           very
           good
           ,
           and
           our
           
             Ends
          
           very
           allowable
           ;
           yet
           since
           the
           
             means
          
           by
           which
           we
           would
           accomplish
           those
           
             ends
          
           are
           unwarrantable
           ,
           the
           whole
           
             Action
             ,
          
           though
           proceeding
           from
           never
           so
           much
           
             Zeal
             for
             God
             ,
          
           is
           very
           
             Bad.
          
           For
           true
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           as
           it
           always
           supposeth
           a
           right
           Information
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           
           as
           to
           the
           matter
           of
           it
           ,
           so
           likewise
           it
           supposeth
           ,
           that
           a
           Man
           should
           act
           in
           honest
           ways
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           attain
           his
           ends
           by
           lawful
           means
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           have
           I
           laid
           before
           you
           the
           Properties
           and
           Characters
           of
           that
           
             Zeal
             ,
          
           which
           is
           
             according
             to
             knowledge
             ,
          
           which
           was
           the
           third
           and
           last
           thing
           which
           I
           proposed
           upon
           this
           Text
           ;
           And
           I
           pray
           God
           we
           may
           always
           remember
           them
           whenever
           we
           have
           occasion
           to
           express
           a
           Zeal
           ,
           for
           any
           thing
           ,
           especially
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           .
           All
           that
           remains
           now
           ,
           is
           to
           make
           some
           brief
           application
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           with
           reference
           to
           the
           business
           of
           the
           day
           .
        
         
           These
           words
           ,
           as
           I
           told
           you
           ,
           were
           spoke
           of
           the
           Jews
           .
           But
           the
           Character
           here
           given
           of
           them
           doth
           so
           well
           fit
           a
           sort
           of
           Men
           ,
           whose
           fiery
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           
             God
          
           and
           their
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           gave
           occasion
           to
           the
           Solemnity
           of
           this
           Day
           ;
           that
           it
           looks
           as
           if
           it
           were
           made
           for
           them
           .
           It
           is
           the
           
             Bigots
          
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           that
           I
           mean
           ;
           to
           whom
           we
           must
           do
           the
           same
           right
           that
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           here
           did
           his
           Country-men
           ,
           We
           must
           
             bear
             them
             Record
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             a
             Zeal
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             not
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             .
          
        
         
           
             Zealous
          
           they
           are
           sufficiently
           ,
           as
           the
           Jews
           were
           ,
           no
           body
           doubts
           of
           it
           .
           But
           as
           for
           their
           
             Zeals
             being
             according
             to
             Knowledge
             ,
          
           there
           is
           great
           reason
           to
           doubt
           ,
           they
           are
           as
           faulty
           in
           that
           point
           ,
           as
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Countrymen
           were
           .
           Indeed
           if
           you
           were
           to
           draw
           the
           comparison
           between
           the
           
             Jewish
          
           and
           the
           Popish
           
             Zealots
             ,
          
           
           as
           to
           all
           the
           several
           particulars
           that
           our
           
             Saviour
          
           and
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           take
           notice
           of
           as
           Instances
           of
           
             blind
             Zeal
          
           in
           the
           former
           :
           You
           would
           find
           in
           all
           those
           particulars
           both
           their
           
             Zeals
          
           to
           be
           much
           of
           a
           piece
           ,
           not
           only
           as
           to
           the
           
             Fervour
             ,
          
           but
           as
           to
           the
           
             Blindness
          
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Was
           it
           an
           instance
           of
           
             Ignorant
             Zeal
          
           in
           the
           
             Jews
          
           that
           they
           set
           up
           their
           
             Traditions
          
           to
           the
           disparagement
           of
           the
           
             Law
             of
             God
             ?
          
           I
           pray
           ,
           who
           are
           those
           that
           disparage
           the
           holy
           
             Scriptures
             ,
          
           by
           setting
           their
           
             Traditions
          
           upon
           an
           equal
           foot
           with
           them
           ?
        
         
           Were
           the
           Jews
           to
           be
           blamed
           for
           that
           they
           were
           so
           zealous
           for
           their
           old
           Religion
           ,
           as
           to
           oppose
           that
           
             Reformation
          
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           our
           Lord
           
             Jesus
          
           endeavoured
           to
           introduce
           among
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           thought
           it
           was
           an
           
             Innovation
             .
          
           I
           pray
           who
           are
           those
           ,
           who
           upon
           that
           very
           ground
           oppose
           all
           
             Reformation
          
           at
           this
           Day
           ,
           though
           yet
           the
           wisest
           and
           best
           Men
           among
           themselves
           are
           sufficiently
           sensible
           ,
           that
           there
           are
           great
           Corruptions
           ,
           both
           in
           their
           
             Doctrine
          
           and
           
             Worship
             ?
          
        
         
           Was
           it
           a
           fault
           in
           the
           Jewish
           Zeal
           that
           it
           placed
           Religion
           too
           much
           in
           
             Ceremonies
          
           and
           
             Formalities
             ,
          
           in
           
             washing
             Cups
             and
             Platters
             ,
             in
             tithing
             Mint
             and
             Cummin
             ,
          
           and
           the
           like
           to
           the
           neglect
           of
           the
           weightier
           matters
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           
             Justice
             ,
             and
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             Faith
             ?
          
           I
           pray
           wherein
           is
           
             Image-worship
             ,
             Invocation
             of
             Saints
             ,
             Penances
             ,
             Pilgrimages
             ,
          
           the
           use
           of
           
             Reliques
             ,
             Holy
             Water
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           I
           say
           wherein
           are
           these
           things
           better
           than
           those
           ?
           And
           
           yet
           we
           know
           who
           they
           are
           that
           lay
           so
           great
           a
           stress
           upon
           these
           and
           such
           other
           things
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           truly
           said
           ,
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           Religion
           is
           made
           up
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           It
           would
           not
           be
           difficult
           to
           run
           the
           parallel
           between
           the
           
             Zeals
          
           of
           the
           two
           
             Religions
             ,
          
           through
           several
           more
           Instances
           ;
           But
           it
           is
           an
           unpleasant
           Argument
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           will
           pursue
           it
           no
           farther
           .
        
         
           Only
           one
           instance
           more
           of
           the
           Jewish
           
             Zeal
          
           I
           must
           not
           pass
           by
           ,
           because
           it
           comes
           up
           so
           fully
           to
           the
           business
           of
           this
           Day
           .
        
         
           So
           
             zealous
          
           were
           they
           for
           their
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           that
           they
           did
           not
           care
           what
           sort
           of
           means
           they
           made
           use
           of
           for
           the
           promoting
           of
           it
           ,
           were
           they
           never
           so
           wicked
           and
           unnatural
           .
           Our
           
             Saviour
          
           they
           
             hunted
          
           to
           Death
           with
           
             false
             Witnesses
             ;
             Stephen
          
           they
           stoned
           out
           of
           
             pure
             zeal
          
           in
           a
           popular
           tumult
           .
           
             Forty
          
           of
           them
           solemnly
           bound
           themselves
           under
           a
           
             Curse
             ,
          
           that
           they
           would
           neither
           eat
           nor
           drink
           till
           they
           had
           killed
           St.
           
             Paul.
          
           But
           all
           this
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           deal
           more
           our
           Saviour
           had
           foretold
           they
           would
           do
           ,
           when
           he
           told
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           that
           
             the
             time
             would
             come
             ,
             when
             whosoever
             killed
             them
             should
             think
             that
             he
             did
             God
             good
             service
             .
          
           A
           Blessed
           way
           of
           doing
           God
           service
           is
           this
           ,
           to
           act
           such
           wicked
           inhumane
           things
           as
           these
           !
           But
           such
           inhumane
           things
           as
           these
           doth
           a
           
             Blind
             Zeal
          
           for
           Religion
           sometimes
           put
           Men
           upon
           .
           And
           that
           it
           doth
           so
           ,
           we
           cannot
           have
           a
           greater
           proof
           (
           except
           what
           I
           have
           already
           
           mentioned
           )
           than
           the
           practices
           of
           the
           zealous
           Men
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
             .
          
        
         
           How
           many
           unlawful
           Arts
           have
           they
           used
           to
           subject
           all
           the
           Christian
           World
           to
           their
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ?
           How
           many
           
             Forgeries
          
           for
           this
           purpose
           have
           they
           been
           the
           Authors
           of
           ,
           and
           maintain'd
           them
           afterwards
           ?
           How
           many
           disturbances
           have
           they
           given
           to
           the
           Peace
           of
           
             Christendom
             ,
          
           in
           the
           most
           unjust
           and
           unnatural
           ways
           ,
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           
             Papal
          
           Cause
           ?
           It
           was
           
             Zeal
          
           for
           Gods
           Service
           and
           the
           Interest
           of
           holy
           Church
           ,
           that
           so
           many
           Princes
           have
           been
           Excommunicated
           and
           Deposed
           ;
           that
           so
           many
           Tumults
           and
           Rebellions
           have
           been
           raised
           ;
           that
           so
           many
           
             Crusados
             ,
          
           for
           the
           extirpating
           
             Hereticks
             ,
          
           have
           been
           sent
           out
           .
           By
           which
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           means
           ,
           it
           may
           justly
           be
           computed
           ,
           that
           as
           much
           
             Christian
          
           Blood
           has
           been
           shed
           for
           the
           establishing
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           as
           it
           now
           stands
           ,
           nay
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           deal
           more
           ,
           than
           ever
           was
           during
           all
           the
           times
           of
           the
           
             Heathen
          
           Persecutions
           for
           the
           supporting
           of
           
             Paganism
             .
          
        
         
           But
           if
           there
           were
           no
           other
           instance
           extant
           in
           the
           World
           to
           shew
           what
           is
           to
           be
           expected
           from
           a
           
             blind
             Zeal
             ,
          
           especially
           a
           
             blind
             Popish
             Zeal
          
           for
           Religion
           ,
           that
           instance
           which
           the
           deliverance
           of
           this
           Day
           doth
           give
           us
           occasion
           to
           mention
           ,
           would
           be
           alone
           sufficient
           to
           inform
           us
           .
           When
           for
           no
           other
           end
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rooting
           out
           that
           Pestilent
           
             Heresy
          
           of
           the
           
             Reformation
             ,
          
           which
           infested
           these
           Northern
           Climates
           ,
           a
           Company
           of
           
           Popish
           
             Zealots
          
           enter'd
           upon
           the
           most
           barbarous
           and
           inhumane
           Project
           that
           ever
           was
           undertaken
           by
           Men
           ;
           even
           neither
           better
           nor
           worse
           ,
           than
           the
           destroying
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           his
           
             Parliament
          
           at
           one
           blow
           ;
           and
           had
           put
           all
           things
           in
           such
           a
           readiness
           in
           order
           thereunto
           ,
           that
           they
           certainly
           had
           effected
           it
           ,
           as
           on
           this
           day
           ,
           had
           not
           their
           Conspiracy
           been
           detected
           in
           a
           wonderful
           manner
           .
        
         
           But
           thanks
           be
           to
           God
           ,
           their
           designs
           then
           ,
           and
           ever
           since
           ,
           have
           been
           defeated
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           even
           miraculously
           ;
           and
           we
           trust
           in
           the
           Mercies
           of
           God
           that
           they
           will
           ever
           be
           so
           .
        
         
           God
           hath
           been
           wonderfully
           Gracious
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           preservation
           of
           our
           
             Church
          
           and
           
             Religion
          
           from
           
             Popish
          
           attempts
           to
           destroy
           it
           ,
           ever
           since
           it
           was
           setled
           among
           us
           .
        
         
           How
           many
           Plots
           and
           Conspiracies
           were
           laid
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           glorious
           Q.
           
             Elizabeth
             ,
          
           to
           put
           an
           end
           to
           her
           Life
           ,
           and
           with
           it
           ,
           to
           our
           reformed
           Establishment
           ?
        
         
           What
           a
           dreadful
           one
           was
           this
           of
           the
           
             Gunpowder
             Treason
             ,
          
           in
           the
           reign
           of
           her
           Successor
           ?
        
         
           How
           many
           dangers
           have
           threatned
           us
           since
           that
           time
           ,
           from
           that
           quarter
           ?
        
         
           What
           a
           horrible
           storm
           but
           of
           late
           did
           we
           apprehend
           ,
           and
           justly
           enough
           too
           ,
           was
           impending
           over
           us
           ?
        
         
           And
           yet
           blessed
           be
           God
           (
           who
           hath
           never
           failed
           to
           raise
           up
           Deliverers
           to
           his
           People
           in
           the
           day
           of
           
           their
           Distress
           )
           that
           storm
           is
           blown
           over
           .
           And
           we
           are
           here
           not
           only
           in
           Peace
           and
           Quietness
           ,
           in
           the
           full
           possession
           of
           our
           Native
           
             Rights
          
           and
           
             Liberties
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           the
           Free
           Exercise
           of
           our
           
             Religion
          
           (
           which
           is
           one
           of
           the
           most
           desirable
           things
           in
           the
           World
           )
           But
           such
           is
           the
           deliverance
           that
           God
           hath
           wrought
           for
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           also
           seem
           to
           have
           a
           fair
           prospect
           of
           the
           Continuance
           of
           these
           Blessings
           among
           us
           ;
           and
           according
           to
           humane
           Estimate
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           a
           good
           measure
           out
           of
           the
           danger
           of
           our
           old
           Inveterate
           Enemy
           ,
           
             Popery
          
           I
           mean
           ,
           which
           one
           would
           think
           had
           now
           made
           its
           last
           effort
           among
           us
           .
        
         
           Is
           not
           this
           now
           a
           great
           Blessing
           ?
           And
           must
           not
           all
           sincere
           Protestants
           (
           of
           what
           perswasions
           soever
           they
           be
           in
           other
           respects
           )
           necessarily
           believe
           so
           ?
           Certainly
           they
           must
           ,
           if
           they
           think
           it
           a
           Blessing
           to
           be
           
             delivered
             out
             of
             the
             hands
             of
             our
             Enemies
             ,
          
           and
           to
           be
           in
           a
           Condition
           
             to
             serve
             God
             without
             fear
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           us
           all
           therefore
           own
           it
           as
           such
           to
           God
           Almighty
           ;
           let
           us
           thankfully
           remember
           all
           his
           past
           Deliverances
           from
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           and
           especially
           ,
           let
           us
           never
           forget
           those
           of
           this
           day
           ;
           neither
           the
           
             former
             ,
          
           nor
           this
           
             late
          
           one
           .
        
         
           We
           have
           reason
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           God
           hath
           a
           tender
           Care
           of
           his
           
             Church
          
           and
           
             Religion
          
           in
           these
           Kingdoms
           ,
           not
           only
           because
           he
           hath
           so
           many
           times
           so
           signally
           and
           wonderfully
           appeared
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           it
           :
           But
           more
           especially
           ,
           because
           we
           know
           ,
           
           and
           are
           convinced
           ,
           that
           our
           Religion
           is
           according
           to
           his
           Mind
           and
           Will
           ;
           being
           no
           other
           than
           that
           which
           his
           Son
           Jesus
           Christ
           taught
           unto
           the
           World
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           no
           other
           than
           that
           which
           is
           in
           the
           
             Bible
             ,
          
           which
           is
           our
           only
           
             Rule
          
           of
           
             Faith.
             
          
        
         
           It
           infinitely
           concerns
           us
           all
           therefore
           so
           to
           behave
           our selves
           ,
           as
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           neither
           
             unthankful
          
           for
           Gods
           past
           Mercies
           ,
           nor
           
             unqualified
          
           for
           his
           future
           Protection
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           order
           to
           that
           ,
           I
           know
           no
           other
           way
           but
           this
           ,
           that
           we
           all
           firmly
           adhere
           to
           the
           
             Principles
          
           of
           our
           
             Religion
             ;
          
           and
           that
           in
           our
           
             Practices
          
           we
           conform
           our selves
           to
           those
           Principles
           .
           That
           is
           to
           say
           ,
        
         
           In
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           That
           we
           sincerely
           love
           and
           fear
           God
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           hearty
           sense
           of
           his
           Presence
           ,
           and
           Goodness
           and
           Providence
           ,
           continually
           abiding
           in
           our
           minds
           .
           That
           we
           trust
           in
           him
           ,
           depend
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           acknowledge
           him
           in
           all
           our
           ways
           :
           That
           we
           be
           careful
           of
           his
           Worship
           and
           Service
           ,
           paying
           him
           the
           constant
           Tribute
           of
           our
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           Praises
           and
           Thanksgiving
           ,
           both
           in
           publick
           and
           private
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           secondly
           ,
           that
           we
           be
           pure
           and
           unblameable
           in
           our
           Lives
           ;
           avoiding
           the
           
             Pollutions
             that
             are
             in
             the
             World
             through
             Lust
             ;
          
           and
           exercising
           Chastity
           ,
           and
           Modesty
           ,
           Meekness
           and
           Humility
           ,
           Temperance
           and
           Sobriety
           ,
           amidst
           the
           sundry
           Temptations
           we
           have
           to
           conflict
           with
           .
        
         
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           always
           a
           fervent
           
           Charity
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           
             that
             we
             love
             as
             Brethren
             ;
          
           endeavouring
           to
           do
           all
           the
           good
           we
           can
           ,
           but
           doing
           harm
           to
           none
           .
           Using
           Truth
           and
           Justice
           ,
           and
           a
           good
           Conscience
           in
           all
           our
           dealings
           with
           Mankind
           .
           
             Living
             peaceable
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             ,
             with
             all
             Men.
          
           And
           not
           only
           so
           ,
           but
           in
           our
           several
           Places
           and
           Stations
           ,
           promoting
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Unity
           and
           Concord
           among
           Christians
           ,
           and
           contributing
           what
           we
           can
           to
           the
           healing
           the
           sad
           Breaches
           and
           Divisions
           of
           our
           Nation
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           lastly
           ,
           that
           we
           pay
           all
           Submission
           ,
           and
           Duty
           and
           Obedience
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           whom
           God
           hath
           set
           over
           us
           ;
           endeavouring
           in
           all
           the
           ways
           that
           are
           in
           our
           Power
           ,
           to
           render
           their
           Government
           both
           as
           
             easy
          
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           as
           
             acceptable
          
           to
           their
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           as
           
             formidable
          
           to
           their
           Enemies
           as
           is
           possible
           .
        
         
           If
           all
           of
           us
           that
           call
           our selves
           
             Protestants
             ,
          
           would
           charge
           our selves
           with
           the
           Practice
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           how
           assured
           might
           we
           rest
           that
           God
           would
           bless
           us
           ;
           that
           he
           would
           continue
           his
           Protection
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           our
           Church
           ,
           our
           Religion
           ,
           against
           all
           Enemies
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           might
           see
           our
           
             Jerusalem
          
           still
           more
           and
           more
           to
           flourish
           ,
           
             and
             Peace
             to
             be
             in
             all
             her
             Borders
             .
          
        
         
           May
           God
           Almighty
           pour
           upon
           us
           all
           the
           Spirit
           of
           his
           G●ace
           ,
           and
           work
           all
           these
           great
           things
           in
           us
           ,
           and
           for
           us
           :
           And
           in
           order
           hereunto
           ,
           may
           he
           send
           
           down
           his
           Blessings
           upon
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           ,
           and
           so
           influence
           and
           direct
           all
           their
           Councils
           ,
           both
           Publick
           and
           Private
           ,
           that
           all
           their
           Subjects
           may
           be
           happy
           in
           their
           Government
           ,
           and
           
             lead
             peaceable
             and
             quiet
             lives
             under
             them
             in
             all
             Godliness
             and
             Honesty
             .
          
           And
           after
           such
           a
           Happy
           and
           Peaceable
           Life
           here
           ,
           may
           we
           all
           at
           last
           arrive
           to
           God's
           Eternal
           Kingdom
           and
           Glory
           ,
           through
           the
           Merits
           of
           his
           dear
           Son
           ,
           
             To
             whom
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
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           .
        
         
           TEN
           Sermons
           Preached
           upon
           several
           Occasions
           :
           With
           two
           Discourses
           of
           Conscience
           :
           By
           the
           Most
           Reverend
           the
           Lord
           Archbishop
           of
           
             York
             .
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
             .