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Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…
Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part of the 14 : the second, The righteous man's refuge in the evil day, from Isaiah 26, verse 20 / by John Flavell.
London: printed by H.H. for Robert Boulter, 1682
A PRACTICAL TREATISE OF Fear, &c. › Chapter 5 › Section 1 › Subsection 3: 3. Effect.
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3. Effect.
Slavish Fears of the Creature exceedingly strengthen our temptations in times of danger, and make them very efficacious and prevalent upon us. Prov. 29. 25. The fear of man brings a snare. Satan spreads the net, but we are not within its reach, till our own fears drive us into it; the recoiling of our spirits from some eminent danger, may cause the pulse of a true Christian to intermit and falter, how regular soever it beats at other times, this will cause great trepidation and timidity in men that are sincere and upright, and that is it that brings the snare over their souls. Aaron was a good man, and Idolatry he knew to be a great sin, yet fear prevailed with that good man to give too much way to that great evil, Exod. 32. 22. Thou knowest the people that they are set upon mischief, saith he in his own excuse, in the matter of the golden calf, q. d. Lord I durst do no otherwise at that time, the people were violently and passionately set upon it; had I resisted them, it might have cost me dear.
Slavish Fears of the Creature exceedingly strengthen our temptations in times of danger, and make them very efficacious and prevalent upon us. Prov. 29. 25. The fear of man brings a snare. Satan spreads the net, but we are not within its reach, till our own fears drive us into it; the recoyling of our spirits from some eminent danger, may cause the pulse of a true Christian to intermit and faulter, how regular soever it beats at other times, this will cause great trepidation and timidity in men that are sincere and upright, and that is it that brings the snare over their souls. Aaron was a good man, and Idolatry he knew to be a great sin, yet fear prevailed with that good man to give too much way to that great evil, Exod. 32. 22. Thou knowest the people that they are set upon mischief, saith he in his own excuse, in the matter of the golden calf, q. d. Lord I durst do no otherwise at that time, the people were violently and passionately set upon it; had I resisted them, it might have cost me dear.