The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Secondly, The fear of man, and of the creature, is an Idolizing the creature, giving that to the creature which is due to God; and as we set up the creature in the place of God, by loving it, desiring it, trusting in it, and rejoicing in it, in an inordinate way; so by fearing it, yea fearing of it in a sinful way inordinately, not in subordination to God, is an Idolizing the creature in a special manner, because the affection of fear is a mighty powerful affection, and draws the Heart mightily after it; and therefore God gives great charge that he himself should only be feared in Isaiah, 8.13. Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. So that to fear the creature sinfully, is contrary to the sanctifying of Gods name, and against the special worship that God challengeth to himself, and therefore in vers. 12. He would take off their hearts from the fear of man, and the fear of the creature. Say ye not a confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say a confederacy, neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. The fear of God is put for the whole worship of God, for one to say I fear the Lord, and worship the Lord, is all one: They are taught my fear by the precepts ⟨p. 80⟩of men, they are taught my worship: Isaac was said to fear the name of God because the special worship that Isaac tendered to God was the fear of his name, and if the fear of Gods name be such a special part of Gods worship, for this to be Given to the creature not in a way of subordination to God, that is a great evil.

Secondly, The fear of man, and of the creature, is an Idolizing the creature, giving that to the creature which is due to God; and as we set up the creature in the place of God, by loving it, desiring it, trusting in it, and rejoycing in it, in an inordinate way; so by fearing it, yea fearing of it in a sinful way inordinately, not in subordination to God, is an Idolizing the creature in a special manner, because the affection of fear is a mighty powerful affection, and darws the Heart mightily after it; and therefore God gives great charge that he himself should only be feared in Isaiah, 8.13. Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. So that to fear the creature sinfully, is contrary to the sanctifying of Gods name, and against the special worship that God challengeth to himselfe, and therefore in vers. 12. He would take off their hearts from the fear of man, and the fear of the creature. Say ye not a confederacy, to al them to whom this people shal say a confederacy, neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. The fear of God is put for the whole worship of God, for one to say I fear the Lord, and worship the Lord, is all one: They are taught my fear by the precepts