An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Jobs fear was no needless fear, he was not terrified with a fancy,¹ though his fancy was ready enough to over-act upon his affliction, and so increased his fear, Let not thy fear, that is (say some) fearful thoughts or sights terrify me. So (Chap. 7.14.) When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint, then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me with visions. There is an humbling and a cleansing fear, The fear of the Lord is clean, not only in the nature of it, but in the effects of it (Psal. 19.9.). There is also an amazing, and a terrifying fear, such the letter of the original imports this to be, even a fear bordering upon madness, as if he were rather frighted then afraid, and scared, rather then troubled.

Jobs fear was no needlesse fear, he was not terrified with a fancy,¹ though his fancy was ready enough to over-act upon his affliction, and so encreased his fear, Let not thy fear, that is (say some) fearfull thoughts or sights terrifie me. So (Chap. 7.14.) When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint, then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me with visions. There is an humbling and a cleansing fear, The fear of the Lord is clean, not only in the nature of it, but in the effects of it (Psal. 19.9.). There is also an amazing, and a terrifying fear, such the letter of the originall imports this to be, even a fear bordering upon madnesse, as if he were rather frighted then afraid, and scared, rather then troubled.

1. 1Ex vi verbi originalis ejusno di terror est qui hominem exa•itat & quasi extra evalde distrabat.