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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.
But what a shame is this to man, That God should subject all his creatures to him, and he should refuse to stoop his heart to God? The Beast, the Bird, the Fish, and all, have a fear and dread of man, yea God has put it in their hearts to fear a man, and yet man is void of fear and dread, I mean of godly fear of him, that thus lovingly hath put all things under him.
Sinner art thou not ashamed that a silly Cow, a Sheep, yea a Swine, should better observe the Law of his creation, then thou dost the Law of thy God?
2. Consider, He that will not fear God, God will make him fear him whether he will or no. That is, He that doth not, will not now so fear him, as willingly to bow before him, and put his neck into his yoke, God will make him fear him when he comes to take vengeance on him. Then he will surround him with terror, and with fear on every side, fear ⟨p. 179⟩within, and fear without, fear shall be in the way, even in the way that thou goest when thou art going out of this World: and that will be dreadful fear, Eccles. 12.5. I will bring their fears upon them saith the Lord. Isa. 66.4.
2. Consider, He that will not fear God, God will make him fear him whether he will or no. That is, He that doth not, will not now so fear him, as willingly to bow before him, and put his neck into his yoak, God will make him fear him when he comes to take vengeance on him. Then he will surround him with terror, and with fear on every side, fear ⟨p. 179⟩