Fear is a disturbed passion, arising from the expectation of some evil which […] would shun: For the Greek word cometh from a Verb that signifieth to flee free and this word here used by the Apostle, is sometimes put for flight. Men use to […] from such things as they fear; and if men could, they would flee from and […] death. Death therefore being taken to be the greatest of evils, and man continu• expecting it, must needs fill mans heart with fear, even fear of a bodily death. ( • fear of man, See Chap. 13. §. 84.) But to such as are instructed in the nature of […] (which addeth a sting to death,) and in the resurrection of the body, and the intolerable and everlasting torment of body and soul in hell, death must needs be a […] greater fear, till they have some assurance of their deliverance from it: For […] as it was first inflicted for sin, is the very entrance into eternal damnation; […] then can the thought and remembrance of death be but very dreadful? It was […] of death that made Adam and Eve to hide themselves from Gods presence […] they heard his voice in the garden, Gen. 3. 8. This was it that made Cain say, […] punishment is greater then I can bear, Gen. 4. 13. This made Nabals heart to die […] in him, 1 Sam. 25. 37. And it made Saul to fall along on the earth as a man […] swoon, 1 Sam. 28. 20. This made Faelix to tremble when he heard Paul preach• the judgement to come, Acts 24. 25. Fear of the second death makes Kings are great men, yea and bond-men too, cry to the mountains to fall on them and […] hide them from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne, and from the wrath […] the Lamb, Rev. 6. 15, 16. Surely there is hnothing more difficult then not to […] death. The conscience of men unregenerate doth bring in a bill of […] against them, and convince them of rebellion against the great Lord: they are […] that respect as a malefactor who is arraigned and condemned, and liveth in fear […] the gallows, and is much disquieted therewith, taking no joy or comfort in […] 2fo•d, sleep, or any way else. An evil conscience to the soul is as the Gout or […] in the body, which tortureth it in the midst of feasts, pastimes, and greatest m• ments; yea it is like the hand-writing that appeared to Belshazzar, Dan. 5. 5, 6.
Fear is a disturbed passion, arising from the expectation of some evil which 〈…〉 would shun: For the Greek word cometh from a Verb that signifieth to flee free and this word here used by the Apostle, is sometimes put for flight. Men use to 〈…〉 from such things as they fear; and if men could, they would flee from and 〈…〉 death. Death therefore being taken to be the greatest of evils, and man continu• expecting it, must needs fill mans heart with fear, even fear of a bodily death. ( • fear of man, See Chap. 13. §. 84.) But to such as are instructed in the nature of 〈…〉 (which addeth a sting to death,) and in the resurrection of the body, and the intolerable and everlasting torment of body and soul in hell, death must needs be a 〈…〉 greater fear, till they have some assurance of their deliverance from it: For 〈…〉 as it was first inflicted for sinne, is the very entrance into eternal damnation; 〈…〉 then can the thought and remembrance of death be but very dreadfull? It was 〈…〉 of death that made Adam and Eve to hide themselves from Gods presence 〈…〉 they heard his voice in the garden, Gen. 3. 8. This was it that made Cain say, 〈…〉 punishment is greater then I can bear, Gen. 4. 13. This made Nabals heart to die 〈…〉 in him, 1 Sam. 25. 37. And it made Saul to fall along on the earth as a man 〈…〉 swoon, 1 Sam. 28. 20. This made Faelix to tremble when he heard Paul preach• the judgement to come, Acts 24. 25. Fear of the second death makes Kings are great men, yea and bond-men too, cry to the mountains to fall on them and 〈…〉 hide them from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne, and from the wrath the Lamb,
- hNihil difficilius quam & non metuere mortem. Aug. de Quan. animae c. 33.
- 2Vain joys of the evil
