Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…

6. The Fear of God will make a man Fear Heaven. You may say, that is strange, rather Hope for Heaven; nay, a Regenerate person is to Fear Heaven lest he fall short of it. Hebr. 4.1. Let us Fear lest a promise being lest us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it^*. 'Tis a Metaphor taken from Racers, who Growing weary and lagging behind come short of the prize. Who had more hope of Heaven than St. Paul? yet he was not without his Fears, 1 Cor. 9.27. I keep under my ⟨p. 79⟩Body, lest when I have preached to others I my self should be a Cast-away. And well may he who shall go to Heaven Fear least he miss of it, if you consider,

6. The Fear of God will make a man Fear Heaven. You may say, that is strange, rather Hope for Heaven; nay, a Regenerate person is to Fear Heaven lest he fall short of it. Hebr. 4.1. Let us Fear lest a promise being lest us of entring into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it^*. 'Tis a Metaphor taken from Racers, who Growing weary and lagging behind come short of the prize. Who had more hope of Heaven than St. Paul? yet he was not without his Fears, 1 Cor. 9.27. I keep under my ⟨p. 79⟩Body, lest when I have preached to others I my self should be a Cast-away. And well may he who shall go to Heaven Fear least he miss of it, if you consider,

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