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A treatise of the fear of God showing what it is, and how distinguished…A treatise of the fear of God shewing what it is, and how distinguished…
A treatise of the fear of God showing what it is, and how distinguished from that what is not so : also whence it comes, who has it, what are the effects, and what the privileges of those that have it in their hearts / by John Bunyan.A treatise of the fear of God shewing what it is, and how distinguished from that what is not so : also whence it comes, who has it, what are the effects, and what the priviledges of those that have it in their hearts / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for N. Ponder, 1679
Of several sorts of fear of God in the heart of the Children of men.
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.
But I would not be mistaken, when I say, that this fear is no longer godly. I do not mean with reference to the essence and habit of it, for I believe it is the same in the feed which shall afterwards grow up to an higher degree, and into a more sweet and gospel currant, and manner of working, but I ⟨p. 56⟩mean reference to this act of searing damnation, I say it shall never by the spirit be managed to that work, it shall never bring forth that fruit more.
But I would not be mistaken, when I say, that this fear is no longer godly. I do not mean with reference to the essence and habit of it, for I believe it is the same in the feed which shall afterwards grow up to an higher degree, and into a more sweet and gospel currant, and manner of working, but I ⟨p. 56⟩mean refference to this act of searing damnation, I say it shall never by the spirit be managed to that work, it shall never bring forth that fruit more.
And my reasons are;
1. Because that the soul by closing through the promise, by the spirit, with Jesus Christ, is removed off of that foundation upon which it stood when it justly feared damnation: It hath received NOW forgiveness of sin, it is now no more under the law, but in Jesus Christ by faith; therefore there is now NO condemnation to it, Act. 26.18. Rom. 6.14. chap. 8.1.