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his_o apostle_n surname_v riparium_n quod_fw-la zelo_fw-la ferveret_fw-la hieron_n epl._n 53._o add_v riparium_n simon_n call_v zelotes_n luke_n 6.15_o act_n 1.13_o simon_n the_o zealous_a and_o such_o aught_o all_o his_o disciple_n to_o be_v zealot_v all_o such_o be_v the_o jew_n general_o under_o the_o law_n they_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n so_o james_n tell_v paul_n concern_v they_o act_v 21.20_o thou_o see_v brother_n say_v he_o how_o many_o thousand_o of_o jew_n there_o be_v which_o believe_v and_o they_o be_v all_o zealous_a of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v paul_n speak_v to_o the_o jew_n concern_v himself_o he_o tell_v they_o how_o that_o be_v a_o jew_n bear_v and_o breed_v and_o teach_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o father_n i_o be_v say_v he_o zealous_a towards_o god_n as_o you_o all_o be_v this_o day_n such_o be_v they_o under_o the_o law_n and_o such_o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o way_n yet_o zealot_v still_o not_o key-cold_a nor_o yet_o tepid_a and_o lukewarm_a in_o their_o religion_n but_o zealous_a that_o be_v the_o charge_n which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n give_v to_o lukewarm_a laodicea_n rev._n 3.19_o be_v zealous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o if_o she_o be_v not_o he_o threaten_v to_o spew_v she_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n thus_o christ_n will_v own_v none_o for_o his_o people_n but_o such_o as_o be_v zealous_a quest_n and_o wherein_o zealous_a zealous_a quest_n wherein_o to_o be_v zealous_a ans_fw-fr why_o general_o in_o somewhat_o that_o be_v good_a it_o be_v good_a say_v the_o apostle_n to_o be_v zealous_o affect_v always_o in_o a_o good_a thing_n matter_n ans_fw-fr general_o in_o a_o good_a matter_n gal._n 4.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zeal_n in_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v with_o affection_n and_o passion_n whereof_o zeal_n be_v only_o the_o intention_n the_o heighten_v of_o they_o it_o be_v vox_fw-la 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there_o have_v it_o he_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o see_v such_o dishonour_n do_v to_o his_o god_n montan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zelando_fw-la zâ—latus_fw-la sum_fw-la montan_n and_o therefore_o step_v forth_o to_o execute_v justice_n upon_o the_o offender_n and_o the_o like_a say_v elijah_n of_o himself_o i_o have_v be_v very_o jealous_a or_o zealous_a for_o the_o word_n be_v the_o same_o for_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n 1_o king_n 19.10.14_o and_o the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o david_n psal_n 69.9_o who_o be_v therein_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n of_o who_o it_o write_v the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o house_n have_v eat_v i_o up_o joh._n 2.17_o such_o be_v his_o zeal_n for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v as_o a_o fire_n within_o he_o burn_v in_o his_o breast_n and_o break_v forth_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v as_o at_o that_o time_n it_o do_v when_o he_o whip_v the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o thus_o ought_v those_o who_o 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