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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.
Now all this, and much more can God do to HIS as a Father by his rod, and Father by rebukes; ah who know but those that are under them, what terrors, fears, distresses and amazements, God can bring his people into; he can put them into a furnace, a fire, and no tongue can tell what, so unsearchable and fearful are his Fatherly chastisements, and yet never give them the spirit of bondage again to fear. Therefore if thou art a Son, take heed of sin, lest all these things overtake thee, and come upon thee.
Now all this, and much more can God do to HIS as a Father by his rod, and Father by rebukes; ah who know but those that are under them, what terrours, fears, distresses and amazements, God can bring his people into; he can put them into a furnace, a fire, and no tongue can tell what, so unsearchable and fearful are his Fatherly chastizements, and yet never give them the spirit of bondage again to fear. Therefore if thou art a Son, take heed of sin, lest all these things overtake thee, and come upon thee.
Object. But I have sinned, and am under this high and mighty hand of God.
Ans. Then thou knowest what I say is true, but yet take heed of hearkening unto such temptations as would make thee believe thou art out of Christ, under the Law, and ⟨p. 79⟩a state of damnation: and take heed also that thou dost not conclude that the author of these fears, is the Spirit of God come to thee again as a spirit of bondage to put thee into such FEARS, lest unawares to thy self thou dost deify the Devil, dishonour thy Father, overthrow good doctrine, and bring thy self into a double temptation.
Ans. Then thou knowest what I say is true, but yet take heed of hearkning unto such temptations as would make thee believe thou art out of Christ, under the Law, and