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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 10: 10. 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.
O Christian, if ever thou wilt get above thy fears settle these things upon thy heart by faith:
1. That the reins of Government are in Christs hands; enemies like wild horses may prance and tramp up and down the world, as though they would tread down all that are in their way; but the bridle ⟨p. 110⟩of Providence is in their mouths, and upon their proud necks, 2 Kings 19. 28. And that bridle hath a strong curb.
2. The care of the Saints properly pertains to Christ; he is the head of the body, Eph. 1. 22, 23. Our consulting head: And it were a reproach and dishonour to Christ, to fill our own heads with distracting cares and fears, when we have so wise an head to consult and contrive for us.
3. You have lived all your days upon the care of Christ hitherto, no truth is more manifest than this, that there hath been a wisdom beyond your own, that hath guided your ways,