The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

And not only those that begin, and first enter in the ways of Godliness, but those who are advanced in Christianity have need of this Bridle. For there are some temptations wherein the Flesh assaults the Spirit with that violence, that Love it self is obliged ⟨p. 383⟩to call in Fear to its assistance, as being more proper to repress its inordinate motions. 'Tis only in Heaven that perfect Love will consume all concupiscence, and cast out fear of Judgment: but whilst we are encompassed with temptations, we must not think under the pretext of a more raised Spirituality, that the fear of Hell is either unbecoming or unnecessary. 'Tis not unworthy a Child of God to employ all the Motives of the Gospel. We are commanded to work out our own Salvation with fear and trembling.¹

And not only those that begin, and first enter in the ways of Godliness, but those who are advanc'd in Christianity have need of this Bridle. For there are some temptations wherein the Flesh assaults the Spirit with that violence, that Love it self is obliged ⟨p. 383⟩to call in Fear to its assistance, as being more proper to repress its inordinate motions. 'Tis only in Heaven that perfect Love will consume all concupiscence, and cast out fear of Judgment: but whilst we are encompast with temptations, we must not think under the pretext of a more raised Spirituality, that the fear of Hell is either unbecoming or unnecessary. 'Tis not unworthy a Child of God to employ all the Motives of the Gospel. We are commanded to work out our own Salvation with fear and trembling.¹

1. 1Phil. 2.12.

But the opening of Hell to our view is not sufficient alone to make us Holy. For the strongest terrors although they restrain from the outward forbidden act, yet they do not change the Heart. According to that of St. Austin, Inaniter see victorem putat esse peccati, qui poenae timore non peccat; quia etsi non impletur foris negotium malae cupiditatis, ipsa tamen cupiditas intus est hostis; That is, the fear of Punishment can never make us truly victorious over sin, because although we do not actually accomplish the desires of the corrupt Will, yet the corrupt Will is still an enemy that lives within, and is only destroyed by the love of Holiness, which allures us by the excellent Reward that is promised to it. Besides, Fear is a violent Passion to which Nature is repugnant, so that although its power is great, yet not constant: how strong soever the force is by which a stone is thrown upwards, yet 'tis weakened by degrees, and overcome by the natural weight of the Stone, whereby it falls to the Centre. So the Humane Nature resists Fear, and lessens its impetuousness so far, that frequently it returns to sensual Lusts. Therefore, that the Law of the Spirit may be perfect and stable, it must be confirmed by the hopes of Heaven. As the