Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians

8. They are as carnal in having more zeal ⟨p. 197⟩than knowledge to manage it: of the Jews the Apostle speaks thus, Rom. 10.2, 3. and in like manner doth he speak of the Galatian-Babes, and upon the like occasion, Gal. 4.16,—21. and Chap. 3.1,—5. They no sooner get a notion by the end, but they are all of a flame; they (like tinder) take fire presently, and suffer zeal (though without discretion) to eat them up. Paul himself, while carnal, was a most zealous man, but 'twas in the days of his ignorance. Zeal (like fire) is a good Fervent indeed, but 'tis a bad Master, it need be well watched. When the Disciples in their zeal would have called for fire from Heaven, 'twas from their unacquaintedness with their own spirit. And 'twas in such a fit that Peter drew his Sword. But this is not the way of Christ, whose Kingdom is not of this world, and therefore will not that his servants fight, Matth. 26.51. with Joh. 18.10. and 36. 'tis like carnal men to think we do God good service by killing them that do not deserve it, as being not of our way, Joh. 16.2. and usually this zeal of such men shows it self most in the presence of their leaders and dies in their absence, Gal. 4.18. 2 Chron. 24.2. I will not undertake to tell who are, and how many such Babes there are in our days, but I am afraid there are too many.

8. They are as carnal in having more zeal ⟨p. 197⟩than knowledge to manage it: of the Jews the Apostle speaks thus, Rom. 10.2, 3. and in like manner doth he speak of the Galatian-Babes, and upon the like occasion,