word_n ardour_n elsewhere_o upon_o other_o occasion_n often_o enough_o aristides_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o compare_v it_o to_o that_o heat_n by_o which_o soldier_n at_o the_o first_o join_v of_o the_o battle_n be_v usual_o carry_v and_o inflame_v beyond_o all_o sense_n of_o death_n and_o danger_n of_o which_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o few_o line_n after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o we_o have_v two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heat_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fire_n now_o according_a to_o hypocrates_n to_o who_o writing_n aristotle_n be_v much_o behold_v libri_fw-la not_o only_o whatsoever_o do_v rule_n and_o govern_v in_o man_n call_v wit_n judgement_n wisdom_n or_o whatever_o else_o be_v a_o heat_n or_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o even_o god_n himself_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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very_o common_o the_o instrument_n of_o carnal_a end_n and_o affection_n and_o misguide_a withal_o by_o false_a doctrine_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o devilish_a zeal_n as_o s._n james_n teach_v chapter_n 3.14_o 15._o now_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o true_a godliness_n what_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o property_n of_o it_o no_o man_n needs_o to_o mistake_v that_o will_v and_o can_v read_v the_o scripture_n without_o either_o prejudice_n or_o partiality_n s._n james_n be_v plain_a enough_o in_o that_o very_a place_n but_o s._n paul_n more_o copious_a and_o emphatical_a upon_o the_o same_o subject_n 1_o cor._n 13._o and_o elsewhere_o so_o much_o here_o of_o this_o ardour_n or_o heat_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o rhetorical_a enthusiasm_n but_o be_v a_o general_a cause_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o it_o again_o which_o make_v we_o here_o short_a upon_o it_o iv_o now_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o wonderful_a 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