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A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…
A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applied / by Geo. Swinnocke ...A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applyed / by Geo. Swinnocke ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1672
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Treatise › Chapter 22: If God be incomparable, then incomparable Service and Worship is due to him.
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His incomparable Majesty calleth for incomparable reverence: Majesty is dreadful. He is clothed with Majesty, Ps. 39.1. (All over Majesty) therefore let all the earth stand in awe of him. He is adorned, surrounded with Majesty, therefore we must be filled with the awe of him. Isa. 2.10, 19, 20. Fear and Majesty are three times conjoined. His incomparable power calls for incomparable reverence. Power is awful; and the greater the power is, the greater awe is required, Math. 10.28. Fear not them that can kill the Body, and can do no more; but fear him who is able to cast Soul and Body into Hell. As if Christ had said, I know you are of timorous spirits, and men of fearful tempers, ye are apt to tremble, and to be frighted at every thing; well I will direct you, how you may make this passion advantageous to you, viz. by turning the stream into its proper channel, by placing your fear on its proper object; I will tell you of one worthy of your fear, who deserveth to be feared, So Luke 12.4, 5. I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear, (I will offer you an object meet for your fear) Fear him, who after he hath killed, ⟨p. 222⟩hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, fear him. You are apt like Children to be frighted with Bug-bears, and to dread them that can only raze the Skin, and pinch the Flesh, and at the most can but take from you a life that will fall of it self within a few days: well I'll advise you whom to stand in awe of, fear him that can kill you and damn you, that can send your bodies to the grave, and your souls to unquenchable flames; yea, I say unto you, fear him.
His incomparable Majesty calleth for incomparable reverence: Majesty is dreadful. He is cloathed with Majesty, Ps. 39.1. (All over Majesty) therefore let all the earth stand in awe of him. He is adorned, surrounded with Majesty, therefore we must be filled with the awe of him.