Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…

2. Effectively, Let not your fear produce in you such mischievous effects as their fear doth; to make you forget God, magnify the creature, prefer your own wits and policies to the Almighty power, and unspotted faithfulness of God; if you say, but how shall we help it?

2. Effectively, Let not your fear produce in you such mischievous effects as their fear doth; to make you forget God, magnifie the creature, prefer your own wits and policies to the Almighty power, and unspotted faithfulness of God; if you say, but how shall we help it?

2. Why in the next place you have, An Effectual remedy prescribed, But sanctify the Lord of hosts himself, and let him be your fear and your dread. The fear of God will swallow up the fear of Man, a reverential awe and dread of God will extinguish the slavish fear of the creature; as the Sun-shine puts out fire; or as one fire fetches out another; so will this fear fetch out that.

2. Why in the next place you have, An Effectual remedy prescribed, But sanctifie the Lord of hosts himself, and let him be your fear and your dread. The fear of God will swallow up the fear of Man, a reverential awe and dread of God will extinguish the slavish fear of the creature; as the Sun-shine puts out fire; or as one fire fetches out another; so will this fear fetch out that.

By sanctifying the Lord of Hosts himself, is meant a due ascription of the glory of his Sovereign power, wisdom and faithfulness, not only in verbal and professed acknowledgements thereof, but especially in those internal acts of affiance, resignation, and entire dependence on him, which as they are the choicest respects of the creature towards its God, and give him the greatest glory, so they are certainly the most beneficial and comfortable acts we can perform for ⟨p. 6⟩