a_o discourse_n concern_v zeal_n against_o immorality_n and_o profaneness_n deliver_v in_o two_o sermon_n in_o st._n michael_n church_n dublin_n october_n 29_o and_o november_n 26._o 1699._o dublin_n print_v by_o joseph_n ray_n in_o skinner-row_n for_o jacob_n milner_n bookseller_n in_o essex-street_n 1700._o to_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n i_o consent_v the_o more_o ready_o to_o publish_v the_o follow_a discourse_n lest_o i_o may_v be_v suspect_v as_o want_v that_o zeal_n myself_o which_o i_o recommend_v to_o other_o and_o as_o afraid_a of_o those_o censure_n which_o i_o exhort_v you_o to_o despise_v since_o therefore_o you_o think_v the_o publication_n of_o it_o may_v do_v some_o service_n to_o religion_n and_o promote_v that_o excellent_a undertake_n wherein_o you_o have_v engage_v yourselves_o i_o do_v willing_o put_v it_o into_o your_o hand_n without_o make_v any_o apology_n for_o those_o defect_n which_o may_v render_v it_o liable_a to_o exception_n for_o 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something_o in_o it_o contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o infinite_a purity_n justice_n and_o goodness_n as_o also_o to_o our_o own_o reason_n and_o happiness_n then_o we_o must_v needs_o labour_v to_o destroy_v it_o as_o a_o common_a enemy_n and_o can_v but_o mighty_o rejoice_v when_o we_o do_v it_o with_o any_o success_n and_o so_o we_o be_v zealous_o affect_v against_o sin_n i_o own_o the_o word_n zeal_n be_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n take_v in_o a_o bad_a sense_n emulation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o st._n paul_n reckon_v among_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.20_o and_o st._n james_n caution_n we_o against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bitter_n envy_v or_o zeal_n ja._n 3.14_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o zeal_n together_o with_o its_o manner_n of_o act_v that_o render_v it_o either_o virtuous_a or_o unlawful_a a_o duty_n or_o a_o sin_n if_o we_o envy_v our_o neighbour_n happiness_n be_v uneasy_a at_o his_o prosperity_n 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appoint_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o 1_o pet._n 2.14_o from_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v what_o sort_n of_o person_n magistrate_n shall_v be_v to_o evil_a work_n they_o shall_v be_v still_o a_o terror_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n they_o shall_v never_o bear_v in_o vain_a upon_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o execute_v wrath_n but_o good_a work_n they_o be_v to_o encourage_v good_a man_n they_o be_v to_o support_n and_o praise_n it_o be_v for_o this_o end_n that_o they_o have_v power_n give_v they_o over_o other_o by_o he_o from_o who_o they_o original_o derive_v their_o commission_n all_o power_n be_v ordain_v by_o he_o for_o by_o he_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n and_o therefore_o his_o service_n they_o shall_v constant_o perform_v and_o study_v the_o vindication_n and_o promotion_n of_o his_o honour_n beside_o the_o suppression_n of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n 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