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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.
And hear it is that trembling at the Word of God, is even by God himself, not only taken notice off, but counted as laudable, and praise-worthy, as is evident in the case of Josiah, 2 Chron. 34.26, 27.
Such also are the approved of God, let them be condemned by whomsoever. Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his Word, your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my names sake, said, let the Lord be glorified, but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed, Isa. 66.5.
Further, Such shall be looked too, by God himself cared for, and watched over, that no distress, temptation, or affliction may overcome them and destroy them. To this man will I look, saith God even to him that is poor and of a contrite Spirit, and that trembles at my word. It is the same in substance with that in the same Prophet in chap. 57. For thus saith the High and Holy One that inhabiteth Eternity, whose name is Holy, I dwell in the High and Holy Place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble Spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the ⟨p. 25⟩heart of the contrite ones. Yea, the way t• escape dangers foretold is to hearken to understand, and fear the Word of God. H• that feared the Word of the Lord amongst the Servants of Pharaoh, made his Servants and his Cattle flee into houses, and they were secured. But he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his Servants and Cattle in the Field, and they were destroyed of the hail,