A Body of Practical Divinity

4. If we look supra nos, above us, here is that may humble. If we look up to ⟨p. 117⟩Heaven, there we see God resisting the proud. Superbos sequitur ultor à Tergo Deus—The proud Man is the Mark which God shoots at, and he never misseth the Mark. He threw proud Lucifer out of Heaven; he thrust proud Nebuchadnezzar out of his Throne, and turned him to Grass, Dan. 4.29. O then be like Christ in Humility.

2. Did Christ take our flesh, was he made like to us, let us be made like to him in Zeal, John 2.16. The Zeal of thy House hath eaten me up. He was zealous when his Father was dishonoured. In this let us be like Christ, zealous for God's Truth and Glory, which are the two Orient Pearls of the Crown of Heaven. Zeal is as needful for a Christian, as Salt for the Sacrifice, or Fire on the Altar. Zeal without Prudence, is Rashness, Prudence without Zeal, is Cowardliness. Without Zeal our Duties are not acceptable to God. Zeal is like Rosin to the Bow-strings, without which the Lute makes no Music.

2. Did Christ take our flesh, was he made like to us, let us be made like to him in Zeal, Iohn 2.16. The Zeal of thy House hath eaten me up. He was zealous when his Father was dishonoured. In this let us be like Christ, zealous for God's Truth and Glory, which are the two Orient Pearls of the Crown of Heaven. Zeal is as needful for a Christian, as Salt for the Sacrifice, or Fire on the Altar. Zeal without Prudence, is Rashness, Prudence without Zeal, is Cowardliness. Without Zeal our Duties are not acceptable to God. Zeal is like Rosin to the Bow-strings, without which the Lute makes no Musick.