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# Title: A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 2; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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The First Sermon.
conrerine ot a Speculatire Truch, than 1o part with Love. WVhen
ire vould convince men oe any Prrour by che Brenech OF TruIH, lCC
us ichal pour che sireec Balm oF Lore uxon cheir heads. Truth and
Cove are cro the most povertul chinss in chemorid; and ihenchey
Bocheo corecher, cher cannoc casily be michstood. The Golden
BeaMS OE Fruth, and che Silken Cords oF Love, twilted copether, will
draw men on wich aCireet violence Whechercher will orno.
Lecus takce hecd re donoc Pometimes caIl chac Zeal Por Cod and
his Gospel irtich is nochine else buc our omn cempestuous aud AOr-
mr Pastion. Zrue Zeat is a lireet, heavenly and renele tlame, wrtricti
matcechus actire For C0d, buc almars wichin che Sphere ot LOve. IL
never calls Tor Fire from Hleaven, co consume chore rhat dister a liule
From us in cheir apprehentions. Ie is like chac kind of Liphenine (erhrick
ehe Philosophers Speale OF) thac meles ihe Srord richin, buc sinde
eh noc the ScabBard: it srires eo Cave the Soul, buc hurrech noc
ehe Body. True zeat is a lovine ching, and matces us alvays active
eo Edisication and nocco Destruction. IF we lecpthe Fire ot Zeal wich-
in che Chimner, in ies omn proper place, it never doth any hurL;
Et ontr warmeth. quiclcenech and entiveneth us: Buc il once ve let ic
bregle ont and catch hold oF che Tharch oE our Flest, and kincle
OUF COErUDE Nacure, and sec che House oF our Body on hre, it is no
Tonver Zeal, ic is no heaventy Fire, ic is a most destructire aud devour-
ino chino. True Zealis an tenis lambens, a Cort and genele Plame, chac will
noc scorch ones hand; ic is no predacory or voracious chins: Buc car-
nat and pesstr Zealis likce che spirit oE Gumponder Pet on sre, ihaC
cears and blons up all chac sands before ic. True Zealis likce ehe vital
Beat in us, chac we live uxon, Wrhich wenever FeclEO BC AnGEY OE TTOU-
Blesome; buc chouph ic genclr secd upon ihe Radicat Oyt rithin uS,
THaL SiVCCE BaITAM OFOUFNatural Moisture, yec it lires lorinely michit,
and maincains chac by irtrich ic is Fed: Buc chac ocher Purious and
distempered Zeal is nochins else but a r’ever inche Soul. Poconclude,
re may learn wrhackind oFZ cal it is thac we ould make usc ot in pro-
morinecheGospel, by an Emblem of OodS omnpiren us in che scrip-
ture, chose Piery Zoneres That upon che day oF pentecost lace uponthe
Apocles: Wrhich sure iere harmless Flames, For we cannot read chaE
ehiey did any hurc, or thac cher did (o much as Cindre an hair ot
cheir heads.
P will cherctore Buc up ehis wich chat oF che Apostle; L et us Keep HI. C
unisy of ihe Spirit in the bond of peace. L et chis Pote and GIken KnOE
OE Lovecieour Hlecares cogecher; choush our Hleads and Apprehenti
ons cannot meet, as indeed cher never will, buc alvarsstand acsome
distance oftrom one anocher. Our Zeal, iF it be heavenly, if it betrue
Vestat Fire Kindled Crom abore, will noc deliphe co carry here belon,
burning ux Scra and Scubble and such combustible chings and send-
insup nochins bucsrosscarchy tumes to Hcarens; buc ic willrise up, and
recurn bacle pure as ic came donn, and will bcever Arivins to carry up
mens heares coOod alone wich it. IL will be only occupied aboue
che promorine oF chole chines which are unquestionably eood; and
When ic mores in che ira seible ay, ic ill quarrel wich nochins butsino
Here lec our Zeal hulie and exereile it selF, every one of us besinnins
SirsT aC OUr Own HCarES. L et us be more zealous than crex we tave
yet