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Zeal then, not charity, became the guide.
Zeal then, not charity, became the guide.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
For zeal's a dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and cant.
For zeal's a dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and cant.
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.
Blind zeal can only do harm.
Blind zeal can only do harm.
Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools
Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.
If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have
punished me.
If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have
punished me.
