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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…
Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by J. Astwood for Tho. Parkhurst, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The Fear of God is mixed with Faith, Hebr. 11.7. By Faith Noah ⟨p. 17⟩moved with fear, &c. When the Soul looks either to Gods Holiness, or it's own sinfulness, it fears, but it is a fear mixed with faith in Christs merits; the Soul doth tremble yet trust. Like a Ship which lies at Anchor, though it shakes with the wind, yet it is fixed at Anchor. God in Great wisdom coupleth these two graces of Faith and Fear. Fear preserves seriousness, faith preserves cheerfulness. Fear is as Lead to the Net to keep a Christian from floating in presumption, and Faith is as Cork to the Net to keep him from sinking in despair.
2. The Fear of God is mixed with Faith, Hebr. 11.7. By Faith Noah ⟨p. 17⟩moved with fear, &c. When the Soul looks either to Gods Holiness, or it's own sinfulness, it fears, but it is a fear mixed with faith in Christs merits; the Soul doth tremble yet trust. Like a Ship which lies at Anchor, though it shakes with the wind, yet it is fixed at Anchor. God in Great wisdom coupleth these two graces of Faith and Fear. Fear preserves seriousness, faith preserves chearfulness. Fear is as Lead to the Net to keep a Christian from floating in presumption, and Faith is as Cork to the Net to keep him from sinking in despair.
3. The Fear of God is mixed with Prudence: he who fears God hath the Serpents eye in the Doves head. He foresees and avoids those Rocks which others run upon. Prov. 22.3. Though divine Fear doth not make a Person Cowardly, it makes him Cautions.