Yea lastly, Let this admonish us, to labour to have this Fear wrought in us: whereby we may fear with NOAH, and other of the faithful, when God giveth warning of his Judgements, that we may not feel them when they come: iWhen I heard it, saith Habakkuk, my belly shook, and my lips 2quaked; rottenness seized upon my bones, and I trembled at my very heart; that I might rest in the day of trouble. kThe fearing of them now, is the only means to prevent the feeling of them then. And the more now we fear them, the less shall we need then to fear them. He that feareth Gods word, shall not feel his Rod. He that feareth before it come, shall the less need to fear when it cometh. Fear lwe must therefore, saith ⟨p. 111⟩Gregory well, that we may not fear: fear when we hear it, that we may not fear when we see it: Fear with an awful and child-like fear now, that we may not fear with a distrustful and servile fear then. For mthose that fear most now shall have least cause to fear then, because they shall then be safe; and nthose that fear least now, shall fear most then; as othose become most fearful, that out of ignorance were most forward, when they come to see and know the danger that they are in, which they apprehended not before.
Yea lastly, Let this admonish vs, to labour to haue this Feare wrought in vs: whereby we may feare with NOA, and other of the faithfull, when God giueth warning of his Iudgements, that we may not feele them when they come: iWhen I heard it, saith Habbakuk, my belly shooke, and my lips 2quaked; rottennesse seased vpon my bones, and I trembled at my very heart; that I might rest in the day of trouble. kThe fearing of them now, is the onely meanes to preuent the feeling of them then. And the more now we feare them, the lesse shall we need then to feare them. He that feareth Gods word, shall not feele his Rod. He that feareth before it come, shall the lesse need to feare when it commeth. Feare lwee must therefore, saith ⟨p. 111⟩Gregory well, that we may not feare: feare when we heare it, that we may not feare when we see it: Feare with an awefull and childe-like feare now, that wee may not feare with a distrustfull and seruile feare then. For mthose that feare most now shall haue least cause to feare then, because they shall then be safe; and nthose that feare least now, shall feare most then; as othose become most fearefull, that out of ignorance were most forward, when they come to see and know the danger that they are in, which they apprehended not before.
- iHab. 3. 16.Habb. 3. 16.
- 2Use 5. Admonition.Vse 5. Admonition.
- k[Greek or Hebrew]. Chrysost. tom. 6. serm. 87. Tanto minus eam (sententiam divinam) sentietis in examine, quanto nunc auditis formidolosius in predication. Greg. in E•mg. hom. 36. But they that tremble not in hearing, shall be crushed to pieces in feeling. Bradford of repent.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrysost. tom. 6. serm. 87. Tanto minus eam (sententiam divinam) sentietis in examine, quanto nunc auditis formidolosiꝰ in praedicatione. Greg. in E•mg. hom. 36. But they that tremble not in hearing, shall be crushed to peeces in feeling. Bradford of repent.
- lTimere debemus, ut non timeamus-Timendum ad auditum, ne timeamus ad aspectian. Venturū timeamus, ut cùm venerit, non timidi sed securi videam•s. Timendus est enim, ne timeatur. Greg. in Evang. 26. Timeat qui ducit modò vit• •n fine, quo possit in illa die habere securitatem sine fine. Aug. de verb. Dom. 1. Discat timere, qui timere non vult. Discat ad tempus esse solicitus, qui vult semper esse securus. Idem de temp. 214.Timere debemus, ut non timeamus-Timendum ad auditum, ne timeamus ad aspectian. Venturū timeamus, ut cùm venerit, non timidi sed securi videam•s. Timendus est enim, ne timeatur. Greg. in Euang. 26. Timeat qui ducit modò vit• •n fine, quo possit in illa die habere securitatem sine fine. Aug. de verb. Dom. 1. Discat timere, qui timere non vult. Discat ad tempus esse solicitus, qui vult semper esse securus. Idem de temp. 214.
- m•runt tune securi, qui modo non sunt securi: Etiteram tunc timebunt, qui modo timere nolunt. Aug. de verb. Dom. 39
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