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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…

Name: A treatise of the fear of God showing what it is, and how distinguished…
Author: John Bunyan

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.

John Bunyan 1628–1688London: printed for N. Ponder, 1679

[2], 236 p. · 57k words · Wing B5603 · ESTC R32009

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1. Of this word [FEAR] as it respecteth God himself, who is the obj…: 1. Of this word [FEAR] as it respecteth God himself, who is the object of our fear.

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By the FEAR, that is, by the GOD of his Father Isaac. And indeed, God may well be called the FEAR of his people, not only because they have by his grace made him the object of their FEAR, but because of the dread and terrible Majesty that is in him. He is a mighty God, and terrible, and with God is terrible Majesty. See Dan. 7.21. chap. 10.17. Neh. 1.5. chap. 4.14. ch. 9.32. Job 37.22.

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Who knows the power of his anger? The mountains quake at him, the Hills melt, and the Earth is burnt at his presence. Yea the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? who can abide the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the Rocks are thrown down by him, Neh. 1.5, 6.

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His people know him, and have his dread upon them, by virtue whereof there is begot and maintained in them that godly awe and reverence of his Majesty which is agreeable to their profession of him. Let him be your FEAR, and let him be your Dread. Set his Majesty before the eyes of your souls, and let his excellency make you ⟨p. 5⟩afraid with godly fear, Isa. 8.12, 13.

His people know him, and have his dread upon them, by vertue whereof there is begot and maintained in them that godly awe and reverence of his Majesty which is agreeable to their profession of him. Let him be your FEAR, and let him be your Dread. Set his Majesty before the eyes of your souls, and let his excellency make you

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Bunyan 1628–1688

Place

London

Bookseller

N. Ponder

Year

1679

Size

[2], 236 p.

Words

56,627

Catalogue

Wing B5603 · ESTC R32009

Text

EEBO-TCP A30211

Passages

723

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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