Seven sermons on several select subjects preached

See the difference betwixt the godly and the wicked: the godly man he is not afraid of evil rumours; he doth not fear with a distracting or desponding fear; still hope is preserved and kept alive in the Soul: But the wicked, when danger approaches, are surprised with heart-killing fears, Isa. 33.14. The sinners in Zion are afraid: Fearfulness hath surprised hypocrites. Guilt is the bladder of fear. When Adam had stole the fruit, then he ⟨p. 108⟩began to tremble: I was afraid, saith he to God, and hid my self. Sinners fall into Convulsions of Conscience. Cains mark was a shaking in the flesh: And a wicked man, he hath a trembling in his heart, Isa. 13.8. They shall be afraid: their faces shall be ashamed. They shall be afraid: The Hebrew word for fear, signifies such a fright as casts Women into travail, and makes them miscarry. So sinners▪ they shall be cast as it were into such a fright, as their faces shall be ashamed: What is that? that is, when troubles do arise, their faces do wax pale. So much for the first thing in the Text; the righteous mans privilege; He shall not be afraid of evil tidings with a distracting or desponding fear.

See the difference betwixt the godly and the wicked: the godly man he is not afraid of evil rumours; he doth not fear with a distracting or desponding fear; still hope is preserved and kept alive in the Soul: But the wicked, when danger approaches, are surprized with heart-killing fears,