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A41135 A treatise of the affections, or, The souls pulse whereby a Christian may know whether he be living or dying : together with a lively description of their nature, signs, and symptomes : as also directing men to the right use and ordering of them / by that Reverend and faithfull minister of Gods word, M. William Fenner ... finished by himself. Fenner, William, 1600-1640. 1650 (1650) Wing F708; ESTC R9229 161,998 208

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zealous_a otherwise_o he_o have_v no_o faith_n if_o he_o have_v no_o faith_n he_o can_v be_v save_v 3._o that_o man_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n that_o love_v not_o god_n he_o that_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n that_o be_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v and_o accurse_a for_o it_o be_v the_o great_a curse_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o gospel_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v and_o double_a accurse_a that_o love_v not_o christ_n now_o a_o man_n never_o love_v god_n if_o he_o be_v not_o zealous_a qui_fw-la non_fw-la zelat_fw-la non_fw-la amat_fw-la he_o that_o be_v not_o zealous_a in_o love_n do_v not_o love_n love_n be_v term_v zeal_n in_o the_o scripture_n jehu_n indeed_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o have_v no_o love_n to_o god_n he_o think_v he_o have_v though_o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o will_v tell_v jehonadab_n he_o have_v love_n to_o god_n he_o tell_v it_o in_o these_o word_n come_v and_o see_v my_o 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less_o notable_a to_o other_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v you_o be_v not_o zealous_a for_o god_n the_o second_o sign_n of_o zeal_n towards_o god_n be_v sin_n to_o be_v impatient_a of_o sin_n zeal_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v the_o impatient_a part_n of_o the_o affection_n if_o a_o man_n do_v affect_v a_o thing_n but_o a_o little_a he_o can_v be_v patient_a without_o it_o but_o if_o he_o affect_v it_o very_o deep_a and_o with_o zeal_n o_o his_o affection_n be_v set_v on_o it_o and_o he_o be_v impatient_a if_o he_o speed_v not_o so_o that_o if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a against_o sin_n thou_o be_v impatient_a of_o sin_n thou_o can_v not_o suffer_v it_o zeal_n be_v impatient_a of_o whatever_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o that_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o zeal_n you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o poor_a blind_a zeal_n that_o be_v in_o paul_n before_o his_o conversion_n he_o be_v zealous_a to_o god_n as_o he_o think_v and_o think_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n enemy_n to_o god_n and_o man_n therefore_o now_o in_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o zeal_n he_o persecute_v that_o way_n unto_o death_n concern_v zeal_n i_o persecute_v the_o church_n phil._n 3._o 6._o it_o be_v a_o woeful_a kind_n of_o zeal_n to_o persecute_v the_o church_n but_o yet_o there_o you_o may_v gather_v the_o nature_n of_o zeal_n it_o can_v abide_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a against_o sin_n thou_o can_v not_o abide_v sin_n better_a journey_n ride_v study_n prayer_n exhortation_n any_o course_n thou_o will_v use_v rather_o than_o abide_v it_o thou_o can_v never_o abide_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v displease_v to_o god_n but_o resist_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a and_o this_o resist_n will_v be_v first_o universal_a sin_n if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a there_o be_v no_o sin_n thou_o can_v possible_o abide_v nothing_o be_v cold_a but_o the_o fire_n do_v resist_v it_o so_o nothing_o be_v sin_n but_o zeal_n do_v resist_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a i_o esteem_v all_o thy_o precept_n concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v right_a i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n psa_n 119._o 128._o this_o be_v zeal_n indeed_o there_o be_v never_o a_o false_a way_n that_o a_o man_n can_v abide_v that_o be_v zealous_a to_o be_v zealous_a against_o one_o sin_n and_o lukewarm_a against_o another_o this_o be_v not_o zeal_n second_o person_n general_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o person_n first_o in_o a_o friend_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o enemy_n if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a thou_o will_v find_v fault_n with_o thy_o friend_n when_o they_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o observe_v a_o fault_n when_o thy_o enemy_n offend_v friend_n man_n be_v apt_a to_o observe_v when_o their_o enemy_n sin_v o_o how_o unconscionable_a be_v he_o thus_o he_o have_v do_v and_o so_o he_o have_v do_v but_o if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a when_o thy_o friend_n do_v transgress_v thou_o will_v not_o abide_v it_o fire_n will_v not_o only_o labour_v to_o consume_v the_o water_n that_o come_v to_o put_v it_o out_o but_o also_o the_o wood_n that_o come_v to_o maintain_v it_o so_o it_o be_v with_o zeal_n do_v not_o i_o hate_v they_o that_o hate_v thou_o say_v david_n to_o god_n psal_n 139_o 21._o he_o can_v not_o abide_v to_o count_v they_o his_o friend_n that_o be_v not_o friend_n unto_o god_n though_o otherwise_o they_o be_v very_a friend_n unto_o he_o and_o may_v be_v save_v his_o life_n and_o be_v patron_n and_o benefactor_n unto_o he_o he_o can_v not_o wink_v at_o their_o sin_n because_o they_o be_v his_o friend_n though_o thy_o friend_n be_v a_o swearer_n or_o a_o carnal_a wretch_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v thy_o friend_n and_o thou_o depende_v upon_o he_o thou_o can_v see_v it_o and_o not_o see_v it_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v zealous_a all_o his_o sin_n thou_o will_v count_v discourtesy_n to_o thou_o second_o child_n in_o one_o child_n as_o well_o as_o a_o servant_n you_o shall_v have_v many_o they_o be_v angry_a at_o every_o sin_n a_o servant_n commit_v but_o if_o their_o child_n 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