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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 6 › Section 1 › Subsection 7: 7. Rule.
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.
The clearer th••s, the bolder you will be; an assured Christian w•••never known to be a coward in sufferings: It is impo•••ble to be clear of fears, till you are cleared of the ••ubts about interest in, and pardon by Christ. Nothing is found more strengthening to our fears, th•• that which clouds our evidences; and nothing ••re to quiet and cure our fears, than that which clears •r evidences. The shedding abroad of Gods love i• our hearts, will quickly fill them with a spirit of glorying in tribulations, Rom. 5. 5. When the beli••ing Hebrews once came to know in themselves t••t they had an enduring substance ⟨p. 98⟩in Heaven, they quickly found in themselves an unconcerned heart for the loss of their comforts on earth, Heb. 10. 34. and so should we too. For,
The clearer th••s, the bolder you will be; an assured Christian w•••never known to be a coward in sufferings: It is impo•••ble to be clear of fears, till you are cleared of the ••ubts about interest in, and pardon by Christ. N•thing is found more strengthening to our fears, th•• that which clouds our evidences; and nothing ••re to quiet and cure our fears, than that which clears •r evidences. The shedding abroad of Gods love i our hearts, will quickly fill them with a spirit of grying in tribulations,