A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

2. There is required Constancy and Zeal in the Profession of God's Worship. This is Religion, to be zealous for God's Institutions, to contend for the Faith of the Saints, and hate what is contrary to right Worship and sound Doctrine: Psal. 119.104. Through thy Precepts I get Understanding, therefore I hate every false Way. And ver. 128. Therefore I esteem all thy Precepts concerning all things to be right, and I hate every false Way. This is the effect of the knowledge of the Truth, to hate all Falsehood, Idolatry and Superstition, as much as they love God's Institutions, that they may not be entangled, and so either deceive others, or be deceived themselves, by the Craft of them that lie in wait for such an Enterprise. Whenever they hear or read any such Doctrines, the Heart nauseateth them; there is a rising of Heart not only against Corruptions of Manners, but Falsehood of Doctrine. But if Men be indifferent, come what may come, Christ or Antichrist, they care not greatly, their Religion is worth nothing. If you do not hate Heresy, and corruption in Worship, there is no true Religion or Godliness in you. Heretics, and Men in a false way, seldom hate one another, tho they differ in Principles: Why? because they have not a love to Truth: but those that love the Truth, prize the Institutions of God, there's a keen displeasure in their Hearts against any false Way.

2. There is required Constancy and Zeal in the Profession of God's Worship. This is Religion, to be zealous for God's Institutions, to contend for the Faith of the Saints, and hate what is contrary to right Worship and sound Doctrine: Psal. 119.104. Through thy Precepts I get Vnderstanding, therefore I hate every false Way. And ver. 128. Therefore I esteem all thy Precepts concerning all things to be right, and I hate every false Way. This is the effect of the knowledg of the Truth, to hate all Falshood, Idolatry and Superstition, as much as they love God's Institutions, that they may not be entangled, and so either deceive others, or be deceived themselves, by the Craft of them that lie in wait for such an Enterprize. Whenever they hear or read any such Doctrines, the Heart nauseateth them; there is a rising of Heart not only against Corruptions of Manners, but Falshood of Doctrine. But if Men be indifferent, come what may come, Christ or Antichrist, they care not greatly, their Religion is worth nothing. If you do not hate Heresy, and corruption in Worship, there is no true Religion or Godliness in you. Hereticks, and Men in a false way, seldom hate one another, tho they differ in Principles: Why? because they have not a love to Truth: but those that love the Truth, prize the Institutions of God, there's a keen displeasure in their Hearts against any false Way.