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A91897	Christ the perfect pattern, of a Christian's practice, being the substance of severall sermons, about the Imitation of Christ. / Preached by the reverend and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, late minister of Mary Wolnoth London. Published by Sim. Ash, Wil. Taylor, Sam. Clarke.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1709; Thomason E1818_1; ESTC R209810	135,574	295

Baal how zealous were they 1 Reg. 18. 28. The Ephesians for their Diana what extraordinarie zeal when they perceived that by Pauls preaching against gods made with hands was like to overthrow their Religion they cryed for the space of two Iudg. 6. 28 29 30. houres together Great is Diana of the Ephesians Acts 19. 34. Motive 6. If you will be zealous for the House of God God will be zealous for your houses vid. 2 Sam. 6. 10 11. Obed Edom he had a zeal for the Ark when others were afraid of it God blesses him vid. Hag. 2. 18 19. If you will be dead and cold for the matters of God God will be cold for your civil concernments Motive 7. It s one of the best wayes to take off and abate the heat of enemies against the House of God The colder you are the more hot will they be and the more zealous you are the more cold will they be in promoting their designes 2. Rules for zeal 1 Your Zeal must be universal and that 1. In respect of things you must be zealous for everie part of Gods House for all and everie part of Truth against all and everie kind of corruption in Worship some are zealous against Schisme and Heresie but they have no great Zeal against superstition and humane inventions others have a Zeal against Superstition but they have not against Heresie c. This is not right heat vid. Psal 119. 104. Josiah his Zeal was against everie Corruption 2 Reg. 23. 4. ad 20. God commands him vers 25. Such was the Zeal of Christ also He leaves nothing behinde Sacraments Preaching Prayer 2. In respect of persons he that hath a right zeal for Truth will oppose all is contrarie to Truth in one person as well as in another in great as well as in small c. in a Friend as well as in an Enemie Zeal is like God in this there is no respect of persons with it Whosoever defiles the House of God let his Profession his Power be what it will Zeal will oppose him Zeal doth not hate error in a Prelate and love it in another c. Christ will throw down the Tables of the Money-changers whosoever they be that fit there c. 3. In respect of times True Zeal for Gods House hath no winter it burns in one Age as well as in another Manie men were verie zealous against corruption in Worship and Doctrine in the raign of Prelacie which now are cold against the same or worse corruptions in the raign of Heresie These were never truly zealous for Gods House Corruption of Truth and Worship is as bad one year as another c. 2 Zeal must be joyned with prudence and knowledge Rom. 10. 2. God hath given to man an understanding as well as affection Zeal without Discretion is rashness like mettle in a blinde Horse or a sharp edged Sword in a mad mans hand Those 4. Beasts Rev. 4. 8. which represent the Churches of the Gospel they had 6. Wings and they were full of Eyes a Christian must have Eyes as well as Wings Knowledge as well as Zeal Zeal with Knowledge saith one is like an Unicorns Horn in the hand of an Artist verie precious but Zeal without Knowledge is as the Unicorns Horn in the Beasts Head verie dangerous Zeal without Knowledge is like Pegasus without a Bridle or like an Offering without an Eye which God accepts not Lev. 22. 22. Mal. 1. 8. It s like Phaeton in his Fathers Chariot may burn himself and the World too 3 Zeal for Gods House must be confined within the Compasse of our Calling The Minister in his place the Magistrate in his the private person in his place 'T is a good glosse which Calvin hath on this Text. All must imitate Christ all must as much as in them lyeth preserve the Temple of God from defilement yet everie man must take heed that he go not beyond his bounds Non omnibus protinus licet flagellum arripere ut vitia manu corrigamus neque enim eadem nobis potest as data est nec idem injunctum munus Zeal out of its place is like fire in the Thatch Private Christians they must express their zeal by Prayer Teares Dispute complaining to the Church to the Magistrates where they are if they be such as care for Religion He that should being a private person do as Phinehas did and pretend zeal would be a murtherer or as Christ here did would be seditious c. 4 Our zeal for Gods House must be for the glorie of God not either to get our selves a name or to oppose men or to please others c. but meerly discharge of duty respect to Gods Honour This was the ground of our Saviours zeal make not my Fathers House c. Jehu lost all his zeal for want of a right end vid. 2 Reg. 10. He did verie much and he calls it zeal for God vers 16. but the truth is it was meerly for his own house and therefore God threatens Hos 1. 4. to avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the House of Jehu c. look well to this 5 It must be put out against private corruptions in your own case 3. Meanes to get zeal for Gods House 1 Consider often the worth and excellency of Gods House Truth Worship they are glorious things beauties of holiness Psal 110. 3. the glorie of God the glorie is departed from Israel c. 1 Sam. 4. latter end the Tabernacle of God with men c. 2 Beg much of the Spirit of God that spirit of fire the fire of the Altar came down from Heaven so doth the fire of zeal get much of that fiery Baptisme of the Holy Ghost c. vid. Acts 2. 3. 3 Be much in the Company of zealous persons he that kisseth the lips of the Servants of God who are zealous will get heat from them 4 Take heed of too much carnal policie This will make you but cold and dead for the Worship of God He whose zeal is extreme hot for outward things will be extreme cold at least luke-warm for the Worship of God a little Earth cast on a hot fire puts it out Mary Wol●oth Septemb. 30th 1649. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luk. 19. 47. And He taught daily in the Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THere are five principal Passages or Stories recorded of Jesus Christ in this Chapter which is the best division can be made of it viz. 1 The story of the Conversion of one Zacheus a Publican a little man but a very great sinner this we have from the first verse to the 11th He came out of curiosity to gaze upon Christs person having heard the fame of his works and he did not only behold his Person but was converted by his Power we may note from his conversion 1. It s good to be in the way in which Christ travels Zach●us being in Christs way was apprehended by Christs power and made partaker of

false Teachers which also do much spoyl in the Church And yet these men would have the Foxes nourished Those gins of penal Lawes which zealous Magistrates have made to take these Foxes must now be repealed that they may devoure uncontrolably And yet these men have the impudence as to repute themselves the chief Patrons if not the only friends of Religion and are displeased with those who account them otherwise But wisdom is justified of her Children If they be the friends of Religion Religion hath no enemies in the World Is he a friend to his Patient who knowing him to be full of mortal Diseases will suffer no effectual meanes to be used which may remove them then are these men friends to Religion Is he a Friend to his Garden who plucks up the hedge and proclaims liberty to all kinde of wilde Beasts to come and tread down the flowers then are the Patrons of Toleration friends to Religion Is he a Friend to a Garison City who would have all the watch Towers demolished all the Works slighted all Guards removed and proclaim License for all enemies to come in and plunder and destroy at their pleasure Then are they friends to Religion who contend for this universal Toleration If these be the Guardians of Religion Religion is not like to be long lived under their protection God grant Religion better Protectors How soon will our Church be overflow●n if liberty be granted to all Hereticks and seducers to spread their pernicious Doctrines if all manner of Religions be let in true Religion at least the power of it will soon be destroyed All you who have any Interest in the Bridegroom of the Church awaken him by your prayers that he would scourge such defilers out of his Temple who for sinful respects and private advantage would permit all cheats and deceivers to put off and vent their abominable falshoods in the Church of Christ how soon would a City be infected if all rotten unwholsom meats should be freely sold in an open Market This is the way to make a whole Church sick not to make a sick Church whole God hath told us of a better cure to recover a sick Church Jer. 33. 6. Peace and truth not dissension and error is the way to recover a languishing Church a dying Nation And that which doth most highly aggravate this wickedness is this That it s endeavoured by a People who have solemnly promised to settle purity of truth and purity and unity of worship and to abolish all false wayes of worship and all things contrary to sound Doctrine 3d Vse Exhortation 1 John 2. 6. Let us be zealous for the House of God as Christ was zealous for the Doctrine zealous for the worship of Gods House In this use I shall 1. Give Motives 2. Some Rules 3. Meanes Motive 1. 'T is that which is commanded every Christian vid. Jude 3. Contend earnestly for the Faith once delivered to the Saints 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word notes a holy heat eagerness and violence Rev. 3. 19. Be zealous therefore and repent Motive 2. The Saints of God who are renowned in Scripture they have been zealous in these matters The fire of God hath sparkled out of their mouthes we may see their hands feet hearts lips red hot with zeal for the house of their God Nehemiah how zealous was he against the corruptions of Gods Courts he could not endure any filthiness there when he understood that Elias●ib the Priest had given to Tobiah his Kinsman one of the Chambers of the Temple for his private use where the things for Gods worship were wont to be laid see how his Spirit works against that corruption Neh. 13. 8 9. He cast forth his Houshold-stuffe out of the Chamber and commanded the Chambers to be cleansed and brought again the Vessels of the House of God with the meat-offering and the Frankincense And when he understood that the Levites and Priests who did the service of Gods House had been defrauded of their portions designed for that work see how zealously he contended with the Rulers and so reforms that corruption vid. vers 10 11 12 13. When he saw the Sabbaths of the Lord prophaned see how he bestirs himself vers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. Elijah also was a man of zeal for Gods House vid. 1 Reg. 19. 10. 14. He hath reference to that zealous act of his upon the Prophets of Baal Cap. 18. 40. David Psal 69. 9. The Apostle Paul Acts 17. 16. His Spirit was stirred within him when he saw them wholly given to Idolatry Moses how was his Spirit set on fire when he saw the Idol-Calf set up and worshipped Exo. 32. 20 21 22. And generally all the Prophets and Apostles So the primitive Martyrs and Confessors c. All these should be as sparks to set our hearts on fire and those holy mourners in Ezekiels time Cap. 9. 4. they had a zeal for Gods worship vid. Cap. 8. see what those abominations were Corruptions in the House of God defilements in Worship Vid. Luc. 6. 15. Simon the Zelot They had a jealousie against the Image of jealousie set up in the House of God These are written for our learning and imitation Motive 3. Consider what a long and hot Summer we have enjoyed of the Ordinances of God The Gospel of God hath been preached amongst us for almost 100. yeares since the first Reformation And are we still cold and careless This should put some life into us We have had many burning Tapers who have wasted themselves to heat us c. Motive 4. Consider how likely we are to lose the Worship and Ordinances and the Truth if our zeal do not keep them with us Never was there more heat against the Truth and Worship of God then now there is Some are zealously undermining the very Foundation of Gods House endevoring to take away all that which hath a tendency to support Religion laying snares for Ministry removing all that which should maintain Ministry and Worship that so the Levites may flee every one to his field setting up the lowest of Gen. 47. 22. the People to be Preachers in the Church opening a door to Idolatry by endeavouring to take away all punishments from Papists and Idolaters c. This is enough to turn Ice into flames to make the coldest heart to burn violently with zeal for God This was that which made Elijah so zealous he looked upon the Worship of God as being in danger to be lost 1 Reg. 19. 10. They have forsaken thy Covenant throwen down thy Altars slain thy Servants with the Sword and I only am left c. The glorie of the Lord seems to be removing from the Cherubims to the Threshold of the Temple and if we be not now more then ordinarilie zealous Religion will be gone Motive 5. Consider how zealous all People are for their false Worships Papists what heat is there in them for their Idols The Worshippers of