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Godly zeal is a virtue very requisite and necessary for all Christians: not so rare and seldom found: as precious and useful where it is found; as being the very life and soul of sound Christianity, and one of the principal Fountains & Well-heads, whence many other virtues of the spirit do spring and issue forth.

GOdlie zeale is a vertue very requisite and necessary for all Christans: not so rare and seldome found: as precious and vsefull where it is found; as being the verie life and soule of sound Christianitie, and one of the principal Fountains & Well-heads, whence manie other vertues of the spirit doe spring and issue foorth.

The excellency of this grace doeth appear, as by many other arguments, so by this, that the Saints are thereby described; where they are said to be a people [zealous of good works:] this is the end of their redemption, ¹and this is one special effect and mark of their justification, that they do not only desist from their for mer evil works, and fall to the practise of the contrary good works, but that they are zealous, both to do them, and in the doing of them: they shake off the sluggishness of the flesh, and strive for the fervency of the spirit, ²in all duties that they owe either unto God or men.

The excellencie of this grace doeth appeare, as by manie other arguments, so by this, that the Saintes are thereby described; where they are saide to bee a people [zealous of good workes:] this is the ende of their redemption, ¹and this is one speciall effect and marke of their iustification, that they doe not onely desist from their for mer euill workes, and fall to the practise of the contrarie good workes, but that they are zealous, both to doe them, and in the doing of them: they shake off the sluggishnesse of the flesh, and striue for the feruencie of the spirit,