The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace

in whom there was no fear of hell torment, and therefore the fear of him that can cast both soul and body in hell (though it be another word, Mat. 10.28.) which Christ commands, cannot be a servile fear legal, for hell such as is in devils and men, but a godly fear, such as is consistent with the faith of deliverance from the wrath to come: for Christ, Mat. 10.28. commands that fear, fear (saith he) to deny Christ before men: Why? fear him who can cast soul and body in hell. And immediately, v. 31. Fear not therefore: the same word that is, v. 28. then he must forbid a fear opposite to servile fear, and which stands with the faith of sons who are to believe the care of a father, which is more toward his children then toward sparrows, v. 29, 30. And that the word no••eth a godly fear, which is, Heb. 12. beside other Greek Authors▪ See Heb. 5.7. see Luk 2.25. Act. 2.5. Act. 8.2. Act. 23.10. and Heb. 11.7. Noah moved with fear, [Greek or Hebrew], built and ark: sure the fear of everlasting torment in hell, moved not Noah to build the ark, for by faith which is saving, he builded it, v. 7.

in whom there was no fear of hell torment, and therefore the fear of him that can cast both soul and body in hell (though it be another word, Mat. 10.28.) which Christ commands, cannot be a servile fear legall, for hell such as is in devils and men, but a godly fear, such as is consistent with the faith of deliverance from the wrath to come: for Christ,