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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.
The use of this Doctrine.
Having proceeded thus far about this Doctrine of the fear of God: I now come to make some Use and Application of the whole: and my first use shall be a use of Examination.
Is this fear of God such an excellent thing? Is it attended with so many blessed privileges then this should put us, ever soul of us, upon a diligent examination of our selves, to wit whether this grace be in us or no, for if it be, then thou art one of these blessed ones to whom belong these glorious privileges, for thou hast an interest in every of them; but if it shall appear that this grace is not in thee, then thy state is fearfully miserable as hath partly been manifest already, and will further be seen in what comes after.
Is this fear of God such an excellent thing? Is it attended with so many blessed priviledges then this should put us, ever soul of us, upon a diligent examination of our selves, to wit whether this grace be in us or no, for if it be, then thou art one of these blessed ones to whom belong these glorious priviledges, for thou hast an intrest in every of them; but if it shall appear that this grace is not in thee, then thy state is fearfully miserable as hath partly been manifest already, and will further be seen in what comes after.