A17384:2947
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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The fear of God is either filial or servile: the one is found only in the godly;1 the other, in the wicked. A servile fear is the terror which wicked men conceive concerning GOD only, as a Judge; whereby they only fear God, in respect of his power and will to punish for sin: and it is therefore servile, because it is in them without any love to God, or trust in God, and would not be at all, if his punishments be removed. It is the filial fear is here meant: this fear of God is here peremptorily required of Christians, as it is in other Scriptures, Psalm 2.11. and 38.8. Proverbs 3.7. Isaiah 8.13.
The feare of God is either filial or seruile: the one is found onely in the godly;1 the other, in the wicked. A seruile feare is the terrour which wicked men conceiue concerning GOD onely, as a Iudge; whereby they onely feare God, in respect of his power and will to punish for sinne: and it is therefore seruile, because it is in them without any loue to God, or trust in God, and would not bee at all, if his punishments be remoued. It is the filiall feare is heer meant: this feare of God is heer perempto•ily required of Christians, as it is in other Scriptures, Psalm 2.11. and 38.8. Prouerbs 3.7. Esay 8.13.
- 1It is twofold.