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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.
It is said of David. That the same of him went out into all Lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all Nations, 1 Chron. 14.17. But what did they now love David? did they now choose him to be their King? no verily; they, many of them rather hated him, and when they could, made resistance against him. They did, even as thou dost: feared, but did not love: feared, but did not choose his government that ruled over them.
It is said of David. That the same of him went out into all Lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all Nations, 1 Chron. 14.17. But what did they now love David? did they now chuse him to be their King? no verily; they, many of them rather hated him, and when they could, made resistance against him. They did, even as thou dost: feared, but did not love: feared, but did not chuse his government that ruled over them.
It is also said of Jehoshaphat, when God had subdued before him Amon, Moab and Mount Seir. That the fear of God was upon all the kingdoms of the Countries, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel, (2 Ch. 20.29.) But, I say, was this fear, that is called now the fear of God, any thing else, but a dread of the greatness and power of the King? no verily, nor did that dread bring them into a willing subjection to, and liking of his laws and government, it only made them like slaves and underlings, stand in fear of his executing the vengeance of God upon them.
It is also said of Jehosaphat, when God had subdued before him Amon, Moab and Mount Seir. That the fear of God was upon all the kingdoms of the Countries, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel, (2 Ch. 20.29.) But, I say, was this fear, that is called now the fear of God, any thing else, but a dread of the greatness and power of the King? no verily, nor did that dread bring them into a willing subjection to, and likeing of his laws and government, it only made them like slaves and underlings, stand in fear of his executing the vengeance of God upon them.