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But much more damnable and vile is their zeal to be esteemed, who against their knowledge and consciences, do violently and maliciously oppose themselves against the Gospel, and the professors thereof, and stand for falsehood and wickedness, and the practisers thereof: as did those wretched Pharisees that set themselves against our Saviour, and committed the sin against the holy Ghost.¹

But much more damnable and vile is their zeale to be esteemed, who against their knowledge and consciences, doe violently and maliciously oppose themselues against the Gospell, and the professors thereof, and stand for falshood and wickednesse, and the practisers thereof: as did those wretched Pharises that set themselues against our Sauiour, and committed the sin against the holy Ghost.¹

1. 1We must know the thing to be good for which we are zealous.We must know the thing to be good for vvhich vve are zealous.

A second rule is, that as the matter in which we are zealous, must be good in it self, so it must be known unto us to be of that quality. True zeal must begin ⟨p. 87⟩where the word begins, and end where it ends: ¹for otherwise it cannot be of faith, which is ever grounded on the word; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin. We must not therefore content our selves with an honest meaning, and hope that we have a good zeal towards God, when we have no warrant for our hope: but must so acquaint our selves with the Scriptures of God, ²