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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
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.
Eighthly, Dost thou fear the Lord? Heathen yet again. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children, Ps. 103.17. This still confirms what was last asserted, that is, that his salvation is nigh unto them. His salvation, that is, pardoning mercy, that is nigh them. But mind it, there he says, tis-nigh them: but here it is upon them. His mercy is upon them, it covereth them all over, it compasseth them about as with a Shield. Therefore they are said in an over place to be clothed with salvation and covered with the robe of righteousness. The mercy of the Lord is UPON them, that is, as I said, to shelter and defend them.
Eightly, Dost thou fear the Lord? Heathen yet again. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on them that fear him, and his righteousness unto childrens children, Ps. 103.17. This still confirms what was last asserted, that is, that his salvation is nigh unto them. His salvation, that is, pardoning mercy, that is nigh them. But mind it, there he saies, tis-nigh them: but here it is upon them. His mercy is upon them, it covereth them all over, it compasseth them about as with a Shield. Therefore they are said in an over place to be clothed with salvation and covered with the robe of righteousness. The mercy of the Lord is VPON them, that is, as I said, to shelter and defend them.
The mercy, the pardoning, preserving mercy, the mercy of the Lord is upon them, who is he then that can condemn them? Rom. 8.
But there ye is more behind, The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting, to everlasting on them. Twas designed for them before the world was, and shall be upon them when the world it self is ended: From everlasting, to everlasting it is on them that fear him. This from everlasting to everlasting, is that by which, in another place, the eternity of God himself is declared. From everlasting to everlasting thou art God,