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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…

Name: Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Author: William Gouge

Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622

[24], 191, 196-693, [3] p. · 266k words · STC 12119 · ESTC S103290

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Treatise 1 › Section 4: §. 4. Of the fear of God.Treatise 1 › Section 4: §. 4. Of the feare of God.

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First, fear of God is an awful respect of the divine Majesty. ¹Sometimes it ariseth from faith in the mercy and goodness of God: for when the heart of man hath once felt a sweet taste of Gods goodness, and found that in his favour only all happiness consisteth, it is strucken with such an inward awe and reverence, as it would not for any thing displease ²his Majesty, but rather do whatsoever it may know to be pleasing and acceptable unto him. For these are two effects which arise from this kind of fear of God:

First, feare of God is an awfull respect of the diuine Maiestie. ¹Sometimes it ariseth from faith in the mercy and goodnesse of God: for when the heart of man hath once felt a sweet taste of Gods goodnesse, and found that in his fauour only all happinesse consisteth, it is strucken with such an inward awe and reuerence, as it would not for any thing displease ²his Maiestie, but rather doe whatsoeuer it may know to be pleasing and acceptable vnto him. For these are two effects which arise from this kinde of feare of God:

11. What the fear of God is. The causes of it.1. What the feare of God is. The causes of it.
2Two effects of a filial fear of God.Two effects of a filiall feare of God.

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1. A careful endeavour to please God, in which respect ¹

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Title as printed

Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.

Author

William Gouge 1578–1653

Place

London

Printer

John HavilandIohn Haviland

Bookseller

William Bladen

Year

1622

Size

[24], 191, 196-693, [3] p.

Words

266,042

Catalogue

STC 12119 · ESTC S103290

Text

EEBO-TCP A68107

Passages

5,099

Sections

859

Title page

Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…

§. 5. Of the fear of God moving us to do service to men.

§. 5. Of the feare of God mouing vs to doe seruice to men.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

§. 5. Of the fear of God moving us to do service to men.

§. 5. Of the feare of God mouing vs to doe seruice to men.