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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 the grace of fear, more immediately intended in the text.
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.
2. This fear is called also the fear of God, not as that which is ungodly is, nor yet as that may be, which is wrought by the spirit, as a spirit of bondage; but by way of eminency, to wit, as a dispensation of the grace of the Gospel, and as a fruit of eternal love. I will put MY FEAR in their hearts, and they shall not depart from me, Jer. 32.38, 39, 40, 41.
2. This fear is called also the fear of God, not as that which is ungodly is, nor yet as that may be, which is wrought by the spirit, as a spirit of bondage; but by way of eminency, to wir, as a dispensation of the grace of the Gospel, and as a fruit of eternal love. I will put MY FEAR in their hearts, and they shall not depart from me, Jer. 32.38, 39, 40, 41.
3. This fear of God, is called Gods Treasure, for it is one of his choice Jewels, it is one of the rarities of Heaven, The fear of the Lord is his treasure, Isa. 33.16.
And it may well go under such a title, for as treasure, so the fear of the Lord is not found in every corner. It is said, all men have not faith, because that also is more precious than gold, the same is said about this fear. There was no fear of God before their eyes, that is, the greatest part of men are utterly destitute of this goodly Jewels this treasure, the fear of the Lord. Poor vagrants, when hey come straggling to a Lords house, may ⟨p. 89⟩