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Zealots. A zeal for the house of God, blown up, in a sermon unto…Zelotes. A zeal for the house of God, blown up, in a sermon unto…
Zealots. A zeal for the house of God, blown up, in a sermon unto an assembly of Christians; in the south-part of Boston. On 8. d. XI. m. 1716,17. : A day of prayer kept by them, at their first entrance into a new edifice erected by them, for the public worship of God our Saviour. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. ; [Two lines from St. Ambrose]Zelotes. A zeal for the house of God, blown up, in a sermon unto an assembly of Christians; in the south-part of Boston. On 8. d. XI. m. 1716,17. : A day of prayer kept by them, at their first entrance into a new edifice erected by them, for the publick worship of God our Saviour. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. ; [Two lines from St. Ambrose]
Boston: printed by J. Allen for Nicholas Boone, 1717
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
III. We should be Zealously concerned, That we may obtain the Blessings, which in the House of DOD, ⟨p. 18⟩we have a Tender of: Have a Strong Appetite, for what is going in the House. In the House of GOD, and in the Assemblies of Zion, there is an admirable variety of Blessings, wherewith GOD will be the Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him there. One who was eminent for his Respects to the House of GOD, could say; Psal. V. 5. I will come into thy House in the multitude of thy Mercy. There is a multitude of Blessings, a great Number of no small Blessings, for which we are to come into the House of GOD. Here we are Advised of the Blessings; Here we are Enriched with the Blessings; Here we are Directed, and here Assisted, for our Arriving to the Blessings. We are to be Zealously concerned for a share in these Blessings: And our Zeal must be such, that nothing shall satisfy us without the Blessings. Then, the Zeal of the House of GOD has Eaten us up! Our Business at the House of GOD, must be for a sweet ⟨p. 19⟩Experiment of that Word; Lam. III. 25. The Lord is Good unto them that wait for Him, unto the Soul that seeks Him. There are the Blessings which the Covenant of Grace does mainly Consist of, and Insist on; The Blessings of Transgression forgiven, and Sin covered; The Blessings of a Turn from all Iniquities; The Blessings, which we are Indeed Blessed of GOD, when we have them Secured unto us. Our Zeal, and an Insatiable Hunger for the Blessings, must carry us to the House of GOD; Else the Zeal of the House has not Eaten us up. In coming to the House of GOD, we are zealously to Propound and Expect, the Assuring of such Blessings unto us. When our GOD calls us to His House, it is for this purpose; Isa LV. 3. Come unto me; Hear and your Souls shall Live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure Mercies of the Beloved One. The Blessings to be acquired in the House of GOD, are ⟨p. 20⟩those Blessings; the Merchandise whereof, is better than the Merchandise of Silver, and the Gain thereof than fine Gold. Most certainly, to Secure all Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly places, is a thing well worthy of the most ardent Zeal in the World; Worthy of a Greater than any thing in this World, yea, than to Gain the whole World.