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A89564	A divine project to save a kingdome: Opened in a sermon to the Right Honorable the Lord Maior and court of aldermen, of the citie of London, at their anniversary meeting on Easter Munday, Apr. 22. 1644. at Christ-Church. By Stephen Marshall, B.D. Minister of Gods word at Finchingfield in Essex. Imprimatur, Charles Herle.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing M752; Thomason E47_31; ESTC R20669	34,916	50

that it is the most devillish villany and double iniquity With Jesabel to proclaime a Fast to get a Vineyard to strike in zealously with the right side that wee might crush some enemy of ours which appeares on the other side is a zeale which the Lord abhorreth But if it be be true zeale for God that zeale whereof the Lord saith He was zealous for my sake the heart must be upright toward him There must be sincerity within the coale of sincerity must glow within before ever the flame of it will shine abroad in zeale That is the first thing That true zeale is alway the edge of a gracious spirit of a man who is upright to God in the truth and sincerity of whose heart the Lord and his wayes are set us as their greatest good Another thing which you shall alwaies find in true zeale is this it 's prodigall of doing good for any cause of God it 's I say a prodigall grace it spares for no cost to their strength and above their strength any thing shall goe every thing shal go if God Christ Jesus or his cause have need of it You never knew a zealous man a good husband in all your life time Jesabel in her zeale for Baal will maintaine 400. of his Prophets at her Table I mean that whatsoever a mans heart is zealous for hee ever doth his utmost in the prosecution of it never commeth to say I hope here is enough done for my share if he can doe any more Let a voluptuous man have his heart set on his pleasure let an earthly man have his heart set upon Mammon Let an ambitious man have his heart set upon preferment or honor he never saith I have done enough for it if he can doe any more If David have 1300. Cart load of silver gold he can joyfully part with every penny of it toward the building of Gods house and blesseth God that hee had it to give if Gods Tabernacle be to be built The women bring their Jewels their Lawnes and Looking-glasses and all other materials so willingly that Moses was faine to make a Proclamation that they should bring no more Exod. 36. 6. 38. 8. And in the Primitive Church when the exigents of Gods people required it they who had houses lands or other possessions sold them all and put them in the common Treasury This is a second property of zeale it is liberall bountifull for God You all know that if a man have the vanity of his heart let out about any thing Take a Gentleman that is otherwise a good husband and a provident man I meane penurious if his heart be set on the building of an house if he resolve upon two thousand pound it is ten to one if he grutch the laying out three or foure or five thousand pound to make it fit to his minde or if a mans heart be set upon his garden and flowers it is little question but hee will bee wastfull upon it the like may be said of Hawkes and Dogs and so is the zealous man for God whatsoever cost it puts him to he doth not sticke at Thirdly Zeale where ever it is true for God it appeareth most of all in greatest dissiculties It cannot be taken off with There is a Lyon in the way and I shall be kil'd if I goe out into the streets goe you first and I will see how safely you speed and I shall come in my due time after you neither doe you heare a zealous man talke so alwayes Cravens and Cowards hang backe but the best horse ever leads the way You shall have a very Samaritan if there be no danger in it if Authority be on their side he will be a Jew and be a kin to him and come and build with him but if there be danger in it Jew stand on your legs for all the Samaritan Just so now in the cause of God if there be ease and profit by it if it goeth well and no displeasure incurred many well appear as forward and frolike for a good cause as the forwardest but if any danger appeare a base heart presently tackes about or draws backe I promise you I have a great charge I have somewhat to lose I shall incurre such a great mans displeasure I know not in what blacke booke I may be written but a zealous man disdains difficulties answers with Nehemiah when they would have him flie into the Temple Shall such a man as I flie into the Temple no not I I professe if I might save my life by it So when they would have Luther goe Thinke any thing of Luther said he but running from Gods cause or recanting but never imagin if they were all devils as many devils as Tyles on the house I will refuse to goe when God bids me goe That is a third difficulty and danger and opposition taketh not off the spirit of a man that is zealous for God Fourthly another companion of true zeale is this Zeale for God alwayes maketh a man coole for himselfe a zealous man cannot trade in both Indies to any purpose he doth not trade for God himselfe too because there can be but one chiefe one that is most highly regarded in his bed in his closet in his family in all his relation in his office where ever hee hath any thing to doe hee hath but one that is his chiefe and that is God and because the whole of his heart is given to God hee must by consequence be a man that doth not greatly prosecute his owne businesse You shall find this old observation to bee a very true one that in all the world there cannot bee found a man that is eager truely eager in Gods cause and in his owne cause too indeed cholerick and hot spirited men whatsoever they doe velle they doe valde velle they are very eager upon it from the temper of their nature But if it be a gracious frame where the grace of God hath the predominancie it layeth out all the strength and mettle so for God that there is little left for themselves thus Moses that is starke mad almost in Gods cause is the mildest man in his owne cause Nehemiah hee that can teare the haire of his head and professeth he will lay hands on any man that will prophane the Sabbath hee can be contented any man shall jeere and scorne him if it be his owne cause I would have you remember that Gods fire doth rost or boyle or bake a sacrifice but never doth hee allow it to rost our meate in our owne Kitchin no that cannot bee find me the man that drives any self end in any high degree of his owne and I will shew you the man that hath no true zeale for God It is an observation that one hath of Solomon That Solomon built an house for God the stateliest house that ever was thought to bee in the world the Temple and hee was seven yeares

building of it and hee built a house for himselfe that was not in the tenth degree comparable to the Temple and was 14. yeares building of it and why hee did Gods house with all his heart and with all his might and set fourescore thousand men on worke to have Gods house up but as for his owne house did it at leasure hee had Gods businesse to follow and that hee followed to the purpose and lets his owne house goe up by degrees as it would 14. yeares about that which is but a Cottage in comparison of Gods So is every man whose heart is truely zealous who in truth stands out for God hee resolves for himselfe or things that concernes himselfe to bee very moderate let the Lord dispose of him and his how he will 5. Last of all the last propertie of true zeale which indeed is conceived by many to be the very formalis ratio of zeale to be the very quintessence of it is this That it alwayes carries vindictive spirits against sinne and sinfull men because they are against God it is a grace that is full of vengeance and therefore some define zeale to bee affectus ad dei injuriam vindicandam affectus ad extermina dos Dei inimi cos vel zelotypia persequens sponsarum Christi adulteria vel eorum signa occasiones an affection that will take vengeance of injuries that are offered to God a temper of spirit that would extirpate or exterminate all Gods enemies and ordinarily in the Scripture where any mans zeale is taken notice of it is in exacting vengeance against sinne and sinners and some Criticks observe that the originall word though it signifie heat yet it is such a heat as shewes it selfe in opposition to its enemy as when hot Iron hisseth when you spit upon it or such a heat as makes water play and boyle in the pot such a heat zeale sheweth it selfe when it commeth to opposition and therefore Phinehas zeale made him stab this noble man strike him through with his Javelin Moses when hee was zealous hangs them up cuts off the heads maketh the Levites runne their kindred through So every where zealous men so farre as their authority reacheth so farre doe they flie in the face of their sinnes without any exception of persons Asa if his owne mother be the Queene Regent and have an Idoll hee puts her downe from her regencie shee shall have no regencie in his kingdome if shee will have an Idol Levi in the day of his zeale if his brother have a golden Calfe runnes his Sword through him he is no brother of his if he have an Idol and every where the nearer they are in the flesh the more abominable in the heart of a zealous man is their sinne against God He begins first with them if it be true zeale and what their authoritie reacheth not to extirpate that doth a zealous heart mourne for As Nehemiah when he had done all hee could teares the haire of their heads and taketh on against them and when hee hath done all he can he prayes the Lord to remember them who defiled the Priesthood And so David professeth hee would not leave a wicked man about his court or Jerusalem when he was King and yet when he had done all he could he sits him downe and weeps Rivers of teares runne downe my cheekes because men kept not thy Law hee had a heart full of sorrow for what his authoritie did not reach to extirpate Here you have as in a glasse set before you the man that is worth his weight in gold the man that may save a kingdome such a people a considerable number whereof will rescue a land wherein they live such a people are zealous for God whose hearts are sincere that doe to the utmost passe all difficulties without selfe respects doe all that they can for the rooting out of that which provoketh the Lord to wrath and indignation and so I have done with the first thing to shew you what this grace is and how it may be knowne The second thing considerable is whence it comes that this grace of zeale should bee able to pacifie the wrath of God whence it is I answer you in a word zeale doth not pacifie or quench Gods wrath meritoriously by any vertue that it hath that it may plead with God to doe it as if it had deserved it as if it could give him any propitiation No no It doth it onely by way of instrument the Lord blessing it and crowning it it is Gods free grace doth it onely you must know that the Lord is so delighted with his owne workes in the hearts of his people that hee loveth to set some crowne or other on the head of his grace as if the grace did doe that which hee himselfe worketh alone Thus hee crowneth the grace of faith that that shall justifie the sinner when it onely receiveth the pardon thus hee crowneth Humilitie that it shall bee a Temple where God will dwell whereas alas it is but a poore stie if God did not beautifie it And thus God crowneth the grace of zeale accepting of it gives this publike testimony of his delight in it that hee will put the glory of his owne worke on zeale as if it had done that which indeed God onely doth of his owne free grace zeale shall have the glory among men that people might learne to bee in love with it If you aske but why zeale hath this glory put upon it I answer zeale doth so much honour God therefore hee honours it and that it doth in three particulars First it is most like to himselfe most agreeable to his owne nature who is a Spirit a pure act all life to a man of spirit a sloathfull messenger is as Vineger to the Teeth hatefull and troublesome much more to God is a dull slothfull luke-warme cold servant which hee hath shewed by refusing to have the firstling of an Asse devoted to him hee abhorrs to have such a dull creature consecrated to his service hee had rather have the necke of it broken but on the contrary hee delights in active lively quicke and zealous instruments such shall stand about him his Angels are spirits and his ministers flames of fire 2. This grace of zeale is not onely sutable to his nature but it sets him up in his owne place for what ever wee lay out all the strength of our affections to that doe wee in so doing ascribe the height of all excellency wee know God deserves to have not onely some revolets or streames but the whole Ocean of our thoughts affections indeavours c. Now zeale thus carrying the soule doth evidently declare that hee alone as hee ought to bee is greatest in our hearts and in truth God can bee no more acknowledged in his owne place without zeale then a man can bee without reason but give him this and you exalt him 3. And beside it doth the worke

may I be imployed and laid out what is there in my head or heart in my soule or body in my treasury shop or house which may be of any use for the Lord most gladly will I spend and be spent for such a God in such a cause for such an end verily such a frame of heart is invaluable verily such a man to the State is more worth then his weight in Gold Quest But how shall we get it what Prometheus may wee send to heaven to fetch downe this sacred fire Answ. 1. It is true that from heaven and from heaven alone it must be fetched and thence wee may fetch it as Eliah did his fire by prayer When Solomon prayed the Temple was filled with smoake and the Apostles men of like infirmities to us while they were praying were baptized with this fire so let us pray for this holy heate and that God who breathed our soules into our bodies will breath this grace into our soule prayer and zeale mutually produce one another as water and Ice doe God hath promised to give his Spirit whose onely worke this is to them who aske it the meditation of the former motives will provoke to pray and the earnest and humble prayers of faith will obtaine it 2. When this fire is come from heaven wee must bee carefull to preserve it the fire of the Tabernacle was first sent from heaven but was nourished and maintained by fewell on earth so must wee doe This coale must bee fetched onely from Gods Altar but we must preserve it with fewell such as are reading hearing and meditating on Gods Word Gods Word is both fire and fewell let it dwell in our hearts lay it in our bosomes and it will warme and inflame us 3. Sermons also are bellowes for this purpose and are of great power to stirre up these coales experience shewes us that zealous preaching makes zealous people Peter and Paul who are compared to men of fire walking among straw made the people fervent in spirit who lived under their Ministry Despise not prophesying and Quench not the Spirit are joyned together 1 Thes. 5. 20. flie therefore like Doves to the windowes of Gods house waite at Wisedomes gate and the sparkes of grace will be blowne up into a flame 4. Communion with such as are zealous Iron sharpens Iron so doth the conversation of active zealous men their zeale will provoke others company hath a strange influence even a dull Jade will run for company a companion of fooles will learne folly and such as walke with the wise and godly will ere they be aware quickned up and their spirits fired and hearts glow as the two Disciples when they walked with Christ though they knew him not or as Moses face which shined when hee had beene with God though he were not aware of it Lastly beware of such things as extinguish zeale such as are sulstracting the fewell which should feed it neglecting attendance upon publicke ordinances omitting of family and closet duties or letting out our hearts after such things as are meere quench-coles as the study of such things as tend not to edification in truth and obedience or letting out the affections after worldly things this outward heat cooles our inward choakes zeale for God so doth the nourishing of any secret lust pride malice uncleannesse c. these wast consume make shipwrack of zeale are as a theefe in the Candle or a continuall dropping into a little fire grieves quenches the spirit Thus zeale and an unmortified lust a known sin chosen to be lived in though never so secret can no more dwell together in a heart then Christ and Belial Dagon and the Arke And bad company is as dangerous a quench-coale as any thing in the world they say he that lives with a Criple will learne to halt where iniquitie abounds mens zeale for God is in danger to grow cold Peter may warme his hands in the high Priests Hall but hee will coole his heart The time being more then spent I can onely point at these things Consider what I say and the Lord give you understanding in all things FINIS Ezek 24. 14 Jer 6. 29. Isa 4 4. Nehem 3 20. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rom. 12. 11. Hab. 97. 37. 32 Tit. 2. 14. Josh. 1. 7. Revel. 2. 10. Revel. 3. 16. with 19. 20. Introduction to the Text Deut. 3. 21. 22. Numb 31. 16. Numb. 25. 2. And Parts of it Observ. 1. Application Obs. 2. I evit 26. 4. to 41. Amos 3. 1 2. Amos 3. 12. Ezek. 16. Dan. 9. 12. Zeph. 3. 7. Vse 1. Deut 9. 14. 3. Rom. 2. 17 18. 3. Deut. 32. 6. Obser. 3. Ier. 18. 10. Ier. 18. 10. Application 2. Part of the Text Whence first observe Doct. One man may save a whole kingdome Eccles. 9. 18. Ioshua 7. Iob 22. 30. Ier. 5. Application Doct. 2. Pacifying Gods wra●h removes any Plague Exod ●5 ● Namb. 16. 46. Ioshua 9. 20 2 Chron. 24. 18 28 11. 32. 16. Esa. 13. 5. Dan. 8. 12. Which is demon●trated 1. Dan. 6. Psal. 78. 23. 27. 31. 2. 2 Kings ● 2 Sam. 24. Ioel 2. 25. Application Therefore our greatest busines is to pacifie Gods wrath Esa. 13. 41. 54. ult. Ezek. 30. 24. Ier. 37. 56. 7. c. Wayes how it may bee done 1. Levit. 26. 40. 2. 1 King 8. 33. 35. 47. ●4 ●6 Dan 9 16. 3. Psal. 106. 30. The maine doctrine Zeale against sinne pacifyeth Gods wrath against sinners VVhich is proved by severall examples Read vers. 1. 2 3. 6. 2● Vers 7 8 9 10. Vers 20. 27 28 c. And severall promises Which is further explained shewing what zeale is And the properties and e●fects of it 1. 4. Numb. 25. 4. Exod 32. Nehem. 13. ●nd why reale able to doe Application First to lament the want of it Exhortation to it Motives to zeale See Matth. 19 29. Meanes to attaine it 1 King 8. Act. 2. 1 Thes. 5. 16. 20. Prov. 22. 24. 25 c. Luk. 24. 32. Exod. 34. 29. Heb. 10. 25. 1 Tim. 6. 4. 14. 7. 2 Tim. 2. 14. Titus 3. 9. Luk. ● 14. Ephes. 4. 29 30. 1 Cor. 5. 6. 2 Cor. 6. Matth. 24. 12.