The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…

Now then here he brings a medicine that will make them still and quiet: for the cause of their false fears was, because they were empty of true fear, and they were so exceedingly troubled with men, because they could not look up unto God. But in the 12. ver. the Prophet faith, You that be Gods children, do not you fear their fear. Fear not you the fears of wicked men, for they fear nothing but poverty, and outward disgrace, and a temporal death, all weather and hard casualties to themselves & their goods, these be base fears, and not worthy that the harts of Gods children should be taken up with them being but trifles, fear not these things then, nor fear them (that is) not wicked men, fear neither the fears which wicked men fear, nor fear not wicked men themselves. But now because the hart of man must fear something, and least it be very well armed, it is ready to fear man, and the fears of man, therefore he shows a means how to keep one from all infection of such foolish fears, and that is, to sanctify God in our hart, and to let him be our dread. Sanctify god in our hart j. give him the praise of his power, of his mercy, of his trueth, & of all his attributes; & then he shall be our dread. For he that gives god the praise of his power, will never ⟨p. 20⟩stand in fear of a man; for he knows the power of god is greater than the power of man. He that gives him the praise of his mercy, will not be dismayed, though he see all wants, & an hard estate outwardly, for he knows that gods mercy will supply all, & he that gives him the praise of his trueth, will not be discouraged for any danger, because god hath promised to sustain him in all, and to deliver him out of all. This is then to fear God with all our harts, to fear him only, and neither to fear wicked men, nor the things which they fear, for so far as we do fear either of these, we break his commandment, and our harts are void of the true fear of God. So Luke. 12. 4. 5. Christ Jesus saith, Fear not them that kill the body, and after that are not able to do any more, But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear, fear him that after he hath killed, can cast into hell, I say unto you, him fear.

Now then heere hee brings a medicine that will make them still and quiet: for the cause of their false feares was, because they were emptie of true feare, and they were so exceedingly troubled with men, because they could not looke vp vnto God. But in the 12. ver. the Prophet faith, You that bee Gods children, doe not you feare their feare. Feare not you the feares of wicked men, for they feare nothing but pouertie, and outward disgrace, and a temporall death, all weather and hard casualties to themselues & their goods, these bee base feares, and not worthie that the harts of Gods children should be taken vp with them being but trifles, feare not these things then, nor feare them (that is) not wicked men, feare neither the feares which wicked men feare, nor feare not wicked men themselues. But now because the hart of man must feare something, and least it be very well armed, it is ready to feare man, and the feares of man, therefore he shewes a meanes how to keepe one from all infection of such foolish feares, and that is, to sanctifie God in our hart, and to let him be our dread. Sanctifie god in our hart j. giue him the praise of his power, of his mercie, of his trueth, & of all his attributs; & then he shalbe our dread. For he that giues god the praise of his power, wil neuer