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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17270	The fire of the sanctuarie newly vncouered, or, A compleat tract of zeale. By C. Burges	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1625 (1625)	STC 4111; ESTC S115748	142,700	534

sometimes to be so zealous in Holy Dauid by this Rule was a sound Zealot indeed Hee often burned in spirit when he suppressed the flame from the view of man God onely discerned the vent hee gaue it I was dumbe with silence I held my peace euen from good and my sorrow was stirred My heart was hot within me while I was musing the fire burned Then spake I with my tongue Lord make mee to know mine end c. His heart was first on fire before the flame was in his tongue and when hee opened the tunnel it did after the nature of fire ascend and shewed it selfe first vnto God This Zeale of his did not make him fiery onely in a point or two for he saith of himselfe e Psal 119 128. I esteeme all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I hate euery false way On the other side we may see the Zeale of the Pharises discouered for counterfeit They tooke great paines to set out a glorious outside and a painted face of Profession but within were no better then painted Sepulchers or the Sumpters of f See Speeds Chron. Cardinal Wolsey If you looke vpon their outward carriage it is with as much austerity and rigour as may be Behold their very pots and platters Math. 23. you shall see them bright without but looke not within least the filthinesse annoy you they being filled to the brim with extortion excesse Outwardly they appeare righteous vnto men but within they are full of hypocrisie and iniquity To this must bee added that euen in their outward Actions their Zeale is not vniuersall They are more carefull for Mint and Annis and Cummin then for the weightier matters of the Law iudgement mercy and faith For these haultings our Sauiour brands them with the Hypocrites marke ouer and ouer three times together Hypocrites in graine If then a Minister set himself in great heat against some sins and not against all The Triall If he presse many duties on his flock and performe few or none himselfe denounce terrors with a thundring tone but not comfort the broken spirit inueigh against Conformers on the one side or Puritans on the other and yet liue like an Atheist let his pretence bee what it will his End is not Gods glory for then his Zeale would be Vniuersall I do not say that he should at the same time do all things at once There is a time to launce and cut as well as to bind vp and heale All Texts afford not al points al sorts of applicatiō All Anditories require them not But I speake this onely to this end that a constāt zealous temper must bee shewed in performance of euery particular duty throughout so oft as opportunity and occasion are offered and that as well in life as in Preaching or any other Ministeriall Seruice If he be not thus proportionable in all he is not truly zealous in any So for a Magistrate to be very sharpe against some outrages committed by meane and contemptible persons but letting alone such as offend as highly in other kinds perhaps in the same kinds too if they be persons of Qualitie or otherwise can make him by friends To bee hot against strangers but cold enough in punishing such as are vnder his owne roofe to seeme zealous for God and the King onely to prosecute with more violence such as they beare a secret grudge vnto to boast of impartialitie and yet giue no countenance to Religious men but rather for this very cause that they labour to liue strictly in the sense of the Apostle g Ephe. 5.15 although they bee euery way conformable to the Lawes of God the Church and Common-wealth to haue a preiudicate opinion of them and a secret heart-burning against them this is not zeale but furious passion blazing onely that way which the wind driues it and flaming as the base affectation of windie popularitie which God abhorreth shall happen to blow it vp Iehu was so sicke of this disease that he was not ashamed to be his owne Herald to proclaime it vnder the name of zeale fathering his bastard furie vpon zeale for the h 2. King 10.16 Lord when none but the base ambition of his owne false heart begat it He must needs call Iehonadab to witnesse his zeale when Gods Spirit discouered it to be but an hypocriticall ladder to ascend the Throne Could that be zeale to grub vp Ahabs stocke by the roots for his sinne against God that could yet suffer those monuments of Idolatry in Dan and Bethel to remaine as quiet as much esteemed as much adored as euer before in Ahabs life and that by Iehu himselfe How is it that the Lord complaines Iehu tooke no heed to walke in the Law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart i Ibid. ver 31 c Here is euidence enough to proue his zeale to be counterfeit and to giue all men notice how little the Lord cares for such flashes of lightning in stead of a solid fire of heauenly zeale Such also who being in inferiour offices take occasion then to crie quit with some that heretofore did offend them and present a few poore snakes let●ing more escape vnobserued that deserue punishment more cannot so bleare the eyes of the world as to be taken for zealous They will be discouered by the most blincking drunkards to be malitious reuengers of their owne priuate passions and that it is not conscience of an Oath but other respects that make them so busie Finally by this all ciuill Professors and formall hypocr●tes may find themselues empty of zeale for Gods glorie in the best actions they performe What shall the zealous fastings k Isai 58.3.4 and sacrifices l Cap. 66.3 of hollow hearted Christians who want zeale to kindle them gaine at Gods hand but reproofe and loathing That is not zeale that brings men to Church on the Lords day and yet suffereth them to liue like Diuels all the weeke after that will make a man pray in the Church or in his familie in the morning and yet neuer put him in mind to any purpose of God all the day after vnlesse to blaspheme his terrible Name that will make men seeme deuout in the duties of the first Table and yet suffer them to be very deceitfull couetous and corrupt in their dealings with men that will carrie them with violence against an oath but not against iugling and lying for their owne aduantage 2. Rule zeale is moued by sinne not by priuate iniuries or profits 2. True zeale is set on worke by the consideration of sinne against God and not by iniuries or profits of our owne Zealous Lot doubtles suffered much and long vnder the vncleane vnnaturall barbarous Sodomites Yet we heare of no fretting or impatience at their vnneighborly dealing Nay when he was in perill of his life they readie to offer violence vnto him and to pull his house

able or willing to discerne of things that differ takes away all difference betweene a zealous Christian and a head-strong headlong Aiax Some certainly in all places will be found that will be glad to take occasion to lay on Rutilius for Aemilius his fault Let Authoritie consider how great wrong it were to a common-wealth to punish Felons and to passe by Traitors The scandall is no lesse to the Gouernment of the Church to vse seueritie against peccadilloes and make a gaine of more scandalous courses Samuel neuer acknowledged Sauls diligence in killing the meaner Amalakites to smell of any coale from the Alter so long as Agag and the best of the Prey were spared aliue It were a foule blot to Israel that Tamar hauing plaid the incestuous whore should escape the fire yet most vnreasonable that guiltie Iudah should pronounce that sentence for though she deserued death by the Law of God yet was she in the conscience of her Iudge more righteous ſ Gen. 38.26 then himselfe so that he must needs condemne himselfe first in condemning of her Againe let such as be zealous sticklers for Democraticall or Aristocraticall discipline consider how ill the Church can be gouerned by one politie the Commonwealth by another Let them take notice of that woe which sticketh as close to the ribs of such as call good euill and sweete sowre as of such who call euill good and sowre sweete t Isai 5.20 The terror whereof should asswage the heate they are in against things not yet decided to their liking and keepe them from that violent pelting at Ceremonies and crying away with that which themselues are not able from good grounds to condemne It were ridiculous to the world scandalous to the Church dangerous to a mans owne selfe to be obserued more afraid of a Ceremonie in a Church then of worldlinesse pride malice and selfe-loue in his owne bowels Poore Vzzah was smitten dead but for touching the Arke when it was not lawfull for any to touch the body of the Arke and when if in that case of necessitie it might be thought a tollerable offence yet it pertained to others more neare about it to performe that office And yet men now count it an high peece of zeale to direct their Directors and like Clockemakers to take the Church all in peeces at their pleasure But what should the sheepe do with the shepheards crooke what the foote in turning the body topsy-turuey to become the head and what the common souldier in leading the u Greg Naz. in Orat. de moderatione seruand in disput 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 armie It was long since the zealous complaint of an holy man that men could no sooner get vp their names in the world and be able readily confidently to muster vp a few places of Scripture nothing to the purpose but they thought themselues sufficient to encounter Moses himselfe setting vpon him as furiously as * Idem ibid. Dathan and Abiram euer did Happie were this age had it none of that temper To such as these it is in vaine to say any thing therefore directing my speech to them whom moderation hath yet a better hand ouer I will say but this of that same ancient Father their cōtumacie I beseech you let vs flie from their madnesse let vs abhorre lest we perish with them in the same vengeance If there be any thing amisse let our zeale set vs to praying not to rayling which becomes neither men nor Angels toward the Diuell himselfe If the Church be foule the struglings of priuate persons will but raise the dust If any thing be faultie our Sauiours rule in another case will fit inferiors passing well Let him that is without sinne cast the first stone at it If wee cannot do this the next way we can possibly take to the best reformation is by prayers x Psal 83. and teares y Psal 119.136 CHAP. IIII. Of the Grounds of Zeale VVE haue seene the Obiects for which and against which our zeale must giue fire Next I must shew on what Grounds we must plant it This Chapter hath two Sections cōtaining the two grounds of zeale Our zeale cannot but bee naught be the Obiect neuer so good vnlesse wee go to worke vpon Grounds as good The grounds be generally two A distinct knowledge and a lawfull calling Sect. 1 Sect. 1. Shewing the first ground of zeale knowledge One Ground of zeale is a distinct knowledge of the cause we take vp The goodnesse of any thing is not of it selfe warrant enough to vs till in our apprehension wee know it to be good A Lawyer may haue a good cause brought him but it were neither safe for his Clyent nor wisedome for himselfe to pleade it till he fully vnderstand it from one end to the other because of the many turnings and windings which a subtill aduersarie will make aduantages of It is Satans policie not to cast any quench-coale into an ignorant Zelots fire but rather helpe him with bellowes to blow it vp The Diuell sees that such an one will not proue so dangerous to any as vnto himselfe vnlesse it be vnto God and Religion who many times receiue greater blowes from such fresh water souldiers then from a professed enemie For though they haue an heart willing to stand for good things yet they are like a second that fighting in the darke many times knocks downe his friend in stead of his foe This ignis fatuus or fooles fire haunted those Iewes who by the Apostles testimonie were zealous enough but it was not according to a Rom. 10.2 knowledge This want led them so much astray that when they thought themselues in the best straightest course and most zealous for God Phaeton-like they did what they could to set the world on fire and became most sacrilegious against the Sonne of b Quid prodest habere zelū Dei non hábere scientiā Dei Iudei putantes se zelum Dei habere sacrilegi extiterunt in filium Dei quia non secundum scientiam zelati sunt Origen God So then zeale is worth nothing without knowledge to guide it yea ignorant zeale is an intollerable c Importabilis absque scientià zelus est Bern Sup. Cant. ser 49. euill Who would endure a Commander setting or directing a battell when his eves be put out Who would trust a head-strong blind horse with the raines Would he not more often run his head against a post then keepe his way and if he come at a dangerous bridge choose rather to go beside it then ouer it It is as naturall to error to draw ignorance after it as for the load-stone to attract Iron An ignorant man being euer suspitious that others will deceiue him preuents them by doing it himselfe and then proues more confident then before he was suspitious And though he may haue an Item that he hath abused himselfe yet this will but adde passion