“Phinehas…  hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy…  And he shall have…  the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God…”

Num. 25:11, 13

“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”

Ps. 69:9

“…they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.”

Rom. 10:2

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Order of Contents

Articles  2
Quote  1
Latin  2

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Article

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Trapp, Joseph – ‘The Nature, Usefulness, and Regulation, of Religious Zeal: A Sermon…’  (London: 1739)

Trapp (1679–1747) was an English clergyman, academic, poet and pamphleteer.

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1800’s

Ryle, J.C. – ch. 8, ‘Zeal’  in Practical Religion  (London: Hunt, 1883), pp. 183-210

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Quote

1600’s

John Owen

The Works of John Owen  (NY: Robert Carter, 1852), vol. 7, Nature & Causes of Apostasy from the Gospel, ch. 12, pp. 252-53

“Too high an estimation of any peculiar way of worship is apt to entice the minds of some into a hurtful confidence in these things. Having an apprehension that they alone have attained unto the right way of gospel worship and the administration of its ordinances, and that, perhaps, on such accounts as wherein they are eminently deceived, they begin first greatly to value themselves, and then to despise all others, and, if they can, to persecute them. This insensibly works them into a trust in that which they esteem so excellent, and that unto an open neglect of things of a greater weight and moment.

Thus is it not unusual to see persons who are under the power of some singular opinion and practice in religion to make one thing almost their whole business, the measure of other things and persons, the rule of communion and of all sincere love;—to value and esteem themselves and others according unto their embracing or not embracing of that opinion…

Wherefore, although we ought greatly to prize and to endeavour after the true order of the church of Christ, the purity of worship, and regular administration of ordinances, yet let us take heed that we prize not ourselves too much on what we have attained; for if we do so, we shall be very apt to countenance ourselves in other neglects thereby, which will certainly bring us into a spiritual sickness and declension.”

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Latin Articles

1600’s

Voet, Gisbert

2. Of Moderates, the Tepid & Syncretists

In General

Of Those which Unduly Approve or Admit of Lukewarmness, Moderation & Toleration of Certain Dogmas of the Papists, the Remonstrants or the Anabaptists

Of Them which are either Tepid or Approve of Lukewarmness, Moderation & Toleration about the Government & Ceremonies, named Heirarchics [Formalists] in Disputes in England

Select Theological Disputations, vol. 4  (Utrecht, 1667), 50. ‘A Syllabus of Questions on the Decalogue’

‘On desire, on zeal and its opposite: coldness & tepidness’, p. 776

‘On mildness, tolerance and placability, and the opposites: wrath, having a temper, lust for vengeance, envy and apathy’, p. 798

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“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”

Isa. 9:7

“Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.”

1 Cor. 14:12

“But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing…”

Gal. 4:18

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