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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 60

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

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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 60. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066511403:0072?run=74