Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…

This is the nature of true Faith, to work in mens hearts, not a presumptuous security, and a regardlessness of God, but an awful fear, a reverent dread, a trembling at his Majesty, when he giveth but warning of Judgements to come; and much more then ⁱwhen his Judgements are already abroad in the world. ^kMy flesh trembleth, saith DAVID, for fear of thee, and I am (even heartily) afraid of thy Judgements. And surely if it be the property of the child of God ^lto tremble at his word: ^mJosiah heart melted again for fear at the hearing of the Law: how much more at his work, at his rod, at his scourge, at the shaking of his sword? What awful child will not tremble to see his father take the rod in hand, and it be but to correct some servant therewith? much more if it be to scourge one of his brethren. To fear any evil is natural: ⟨p. 107⟩to be afraid of Gods anger is a work even of grace too. And ^*Nothing more fearful, saith Nazianzen, than not to fear it.

This is the nature of true Faith, to worke in mens hearts, not a presumptuous securitie, and a regardlesnesse of God, but an awfull feare, a reuerent dread, a trembling at his Maiestie, when he giueth but warning of Iudgements to come; and much more then ⁱwhen his Iudgements are already abroad in the world. ^kMy flesh trembleth, saith DAVID, for feare of thee, and I am (euen heartily) afraid of thy Iudgements. And surely if it be the property of the childe of God ^lto tremble at his word: ^m