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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
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.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
Treatise 1 › Section 4: §. 4. Of the fear of God.Treatise 1 › Section 4: §. 4. Of the feare of God.
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.
1. A careful endeavour to please God, in which respect 1good king Jehoshaphat having exhorted his Judges to execute the judgement of the Lord aright, addeth this clause as a motive thereunto, Let the fear of the Lord be upon you: implying thereby that Gods fear would make them endeavour to approve themselves to God.
1. A carefull endeuour to please God, in which respect 1good king Iehosaphat hauing exhorted his Iudges to execute the iudgement of the Lord aright, addeth this clause as a motiue thereunto, Let the feare of the Lord be vpon you: implying thereby that Gods feare would make them endeuour to approue themselues to God.
- 1Deum timere est nulla mala facere, & nulla bona quae faci enda sunt praete rire. Bernar. de modo benè viven. ser. 4.Deum timere est nulla mala facere, & nulla bona quae faci enda sunt praete rire. Bernar. de modo benè viuen. ser. 4.
2. A careful avoiding of such things as offend the Majesty of God, and grieve his spirit: in which respect the Wiseman 1saith, The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: and of Job it is 2said that he fearing God departed from evil.3
2. A carefull auoiding of such things as offend the Maiesty of God, and grieue his spirit: in which respect the Wiseman 1