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The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…The spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…
The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copiesThe spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copies
London: printed by Thomas Paine for Ralph Mabb, 1640
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
God will be honoured in all those that come near him, either in their obedience, or in their confusion: therefore here, the holy man did not think it enough to say, Thy servant, and thy servants, but who desire to fear thy name.
God will be honored in all those that come neare him, either in their obedience, or in their confusion: therefore here, the holy man did not thinke it enough to say, Thy servant, and thy servants, but who desire to feare thy name.
He goes to make it good that he was the servant of ⟨p. 29⟩God, not from any outward thing, but from his inward disposition, the fear of God, which I will not now stand to speak largely of. God requires the heart,1 and Religion is most in managing and tuning the affections, for they are the wind that carries the soul to every duty.2 A man is like the dead sea without affections: Religion is most in them. The Devil hath brain enough, he knows enough; more then any of us all; but then he hates God, he hath no love to God, nor no fear of God, but only a slavish fear, he hath not this reverential fear, childlike ⟨p. 30⟩fear. Therefore let us make it good that we are the servants of God, especially by our affections, and chiefly by this of fear, which is put for all the worship of God: it is put in stead of those conditions spoken of ver. the 9 If you turn to me; and keep my Commandments and do them, then I will make good my promise: Now (saith he) taking up the same strength of argument; We desire to fear thy name. As if he should have said, we turn to thee, and obey thy Commandments, & desire to do them; it is all one, we desire to fear thy name: for those that ⟨p. 31⟩