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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.
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⟩perhaps obtain some scraps and fragments, they may also obtain old shoes, and some sorry cast-off rags, but they get not any of his Jewels, they may not touch his choicest treasure, that is kept for the children, and those that shall be his heirs. We may say the same also of this blessed grace of fear, which is called here Gods treasure. It is only bestowed upon the elect, the heirs, and children of the promise, all others are destitute of it, and so continue to death and Judgment.
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 straglling to a Lords house, may ⟨p. 89⟩perhaps obtain some scraps and fragments, they may also obtain old shooes, and some sorry cast-off rags, but they get not any of his Jewels, they may not touch his choycest treasure, that is kept for the children, and those that shall be his heirs. We may say the same also of this blessed grace of fear, which is called here Gods treasure. It is only bestowed upon the elect, the heirs, and children of the promise, all others are destitute of it, and so continue to death and Judgment.