The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch

§. 67. A ninth Help to further us in this spiritual Watch is a sincere hatred of evil, that we labour not only to condemn sin in judgement, but even to hate and detest it in heart. ^oThe fear of God, saith Solomon, is to hate evil: not to forbear it only, but, as the Apostle speaketh, ^pto abhor it. The servile fear may make a man break off the ⟨p. 104⟩practise of sin outwardly in his life, (wicked men, had they but it, durst not go on in their wicked courses as they do) but the filial fear will do more then that, it will make a man hate and detest it also inwardly in his heart: For this fear it is a loving fear, ^qa fear joined with love, yea proceeding from the love of him whom we fear. And ^rye that love the Lord, saith the Psalmist, hate that that is evil. ^sDoest thou love God, saith Augustine; thou must hate then what he hateth: Yea if thou lovest him indeed, thou canst not but hate what he hateth.

§. 67. A ninth Helpe to further vs in this spirituall Watch is a sincere hatred of euill, that we labour not onely to condemne sinne in iudgement, but euen to hate and detest it in heart. ^oThe feare of God, saith Salomon, is to hate euill: not to forbeare it onely, but, as the Apostle speaketh, ^pto abhorre it. The seruile feare may make a man breake off the ⟨p. 104⟩practise of sinne outwardly in his life, (wicked men, had they but it, durst not goe on in their wicked courses as they doe) but the filiall feare will doe more then that, it will make a man hate and detest it also inwardly in his heart: For this feare it is a louing feare,