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book_n	english_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	21	3	8.9317	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30579	Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing B6076A; ESTC R213106	221,498	277

why so many Magistrates are like to Galio in Acts 18. 17. Carring for none of those things they were to him but matters of words and yet they were about the great fundamental Points of Religio● Whether Christ were the true Messias and whether He were God or no but to Gallio these things were but matter of words And so the great things of God and Religion to carnal hearts they are things that are of no great consequence at all yea when as Sosthenes that was the Ruler of the Synagogue for countenancing of Paul had the rude multitude of the City rise up in a rude manner to apprehend him and to lay violent hands upon him Gallio cared for none of these things but so far he did not go Gallio went not to stir up a rude multitude to lay violent hands upon a Ruler of a Synagogue or a City but he cared for none of those things saith the text What did he care for rectifying any thing that was amiss in Religion Oh let us say they that have their portion here what ever becomes of things let us make peace say they that we may go on and be quiet in our houses enjoy that we have quietly and peacably and they look no further Their portion is here and as for Truth how do they reject it contemn it It is a speech as is credibly reported hath come even from a Citizen here in cursing of the Truth so as had he lived among the Jews he would certainly have been stoned to death Let us have Peace and a Pox of Truth I say such a speech as this among the Jews would have caused him to have been stoned to death being such horrible blasphemy But how many are ready to say with Pilat in the 18. of John 38. when as Christ was before Pilat and talked to Pilat of Truth Truth saith Pilat What is Truth You shall observe it at the 38. ver What is Truth Saith Pilat as if Pilat should have said What a strange man is this the man is in danger of his life and he talks of Truth when he is in danger of his life What is Truth saith Pilat turns it back upon him presently Just thus are the hearts of many What should we look at Truth or at any thing now but to preserve our lives and estates and outward comforts in the world What is Truth They are a company of mad-brain'd fellows that are factious and seditious they talk of Truth and know not what they say Come let us have peace though it be upon any terms Who is there in this place that desires not Peace The Lord knows it is the desires of those that are accused most for want of desires in this thing yea so as we dare challenge any of you with this Challenge Those who have been most at the Throne of Grace begging unto God for peace for England let them carry the day those that have put forth most prayrs for Peace before the Throne of Grace we are willing they shall have the day We reade that amongst al the Tribes that came up in a war-like way to help the people of God against oppression in the 5. of Judges 18. and so in that Chapter that of all Naphtali was the only Tribe that joyned w th Zebulun that jeoparded their lives in the Cause of God that would take up Arms to defend themselves and the people against oppression Surely these two Tribes by the others that would not venture themselves were at that time accounted very factious and very seditious What they only Zebulun and Naphtali Yet it is observable though there were none joyned with Zebulun but only Naphtali there is no Tribe of which it is so much spoken to be a Tribe full of Courtesie and Civility of a peacable and quiet disposition as Naphtali was you shall find it if you reade in the 49. of Genesis 21. and afterwards in another text there are these two things said of Naphtali only these two first That he was a Hinde let loose and give goodly words But they may be but words of Complement not reality Nay when Moses comes with the blessing you shall find these two places one in Genesis and the other in Deuteronomy when Moses comes with the blessing again upon Naphtali Naphtali filled with favour and with the blessing of the Lord. What is the meaning Naphtali was a Tribe that had most courtesie and civility of all compar'd to a goodly Hinde of a quiet disposition and one that gave courteous language to all not meer words but reality it was such a one that was fill'd with favour that had the favour of God and the favour of Men he had such a courteous carriage and he had the blessing of God upon him and yet this Naphtali was the Tribe that would jeobard their lives and take up Arms in defence of the people of God against oppression in those times above all And Phinebas ye know was so zealous and would make use of the sword so as he did yet in the 25. of Num. 12 13. God saith there He would make a Covenant of Peace with him Beloved Phinehas that is such a fiery hot man yet a Covenaut of peace must be made with him by God Himself for he did indeed by that way procure peace to Israel for so the Text saith there in that place of Num. That because Phinehas was so zealous it was that I might not consume them in my jealousie Now it 's observable the word in the Original is Because he was zealous therefore it was that I might not consume them in my Zeal It s translated in your books Because he was thus zealous that I might not consume them in my Jealousie the words are different in the English but in the Hebrew they are the same and so be turn'd thus Because he was so zealous it was that I might not consume them in my Zeal as if he should have said If there had not been some among them that had been zealous and as they account fiery I would have been zealous my Self and fiery my Self and consumed them and it was wel they had such amongst them and one day those that cry out of them may come to see cause to bless God for them that would not have the world put off and gul'd with the fair name of peace we know the Devil hath made much use of it in former times and would fain make use of it now As if those that desired Truth most were not greatest friends unto peace God forbid but it should be so Though it's true we think not we have our portion here and therefore we would not have peace upon any terms indeed we confess our portion lies higher and that wherein our portion doth consist we would have upon any terms and therefore Saint Paul saith in Philippoans 3. if by any means I may attain to the Resurrection of the dead If by any means upon any