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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.
Almost all those places, that make mention of the men that fear God, do insinuate as if they still were under affliction, or in danger by reason of an enemy. But, I say, here is still their privilege, their God is their Father and pities them.
Almost all those places, that make mention of the men that fear God, do insinuate as if they still were under affliction, or in danger by reason of an enemy. But, I say, here is still their priviledge, their God is their Father and pities them.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him. Where now is the man that feareth the Lord? let him hearken to this. What sayest thou poor soul? will this content thee, the Lord will fulfil thy desires? It is intimated of Adonijah, that David his Father did let him have his head and his will in all things. His Father, says the text, had not displeased him at any time in (so much as) saying why hast thou done so, 1 King. 1.6.
He will f•lfil the desire of them that fear him. Where now is the man that feareth the Lord? let him harken to this. What saist thou poor soul? will this content thee, the Lord will fulfil thy desires? It is intimated of Adonijah, that David his Father did let him have his head and his will in all things. His Father, saies the text, had not displeased him at any time in (so much as) saying why hast thou done so, 1 King. 1.6.
But here is more, here is a promise to grant thee the whole desire of thy heart, according to the prayer of holy David, The Lord grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. And again, The Lord fulfil all thy petitions,