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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.
If at any time the sins of a Nation, or Church, are discovered and bewailed, it is by them that know and tremble at the Word of God, when Ezra heard of the wickedness of his brethren, and had a desire to humble himself before God for the same, who were they that would assist him in that matter, but they that trembled at the word of God. Then, saith he, were assembled to me every one that trembled at the Word of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of these that had been carried away, Ezra. 9.4.
They are such also that tremble at the Word that are best able to give counsel in the matters of God, for their Judgment best suiteth with his mind and will. Now therefore said he, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the (Strange) wives, according to the counsel of my Lord, and of those ⟨p. 26⟩•hat tremble at the Commandment of our God, •nd let it be done according to the Law, Ezra. ••.3.
Now something of the dread and terror of the Word lieth in these things.
Now something of the dread and terrour of the Word lieth in these things.