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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
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. Fear and awful apprehensions of Gods infinite Majesty, is requisite in our religious actions; This must he the hand-maid to wait upon the Mistress of the soul in all its addresses to the King of Heaven. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling, Psa. 2.11. God alloweth an humble familiarity in the walks of Obedience, yet he will always have the children of men to know their distance. And though this habit of Fear must be ever in our hearts, as fire was constantly on the Altar, yet he expects that it should be blown up and flame out at the time of offering sacrifice. 1Our greatest reverence is then most needful, when we approach the great God in his Ordinances. God is greatly to be feared in the Assembly of his Saints, and had in reverence of all them that are round about him, Psa. 89.7.
1. Fear and awful apprehensions of Gods infinite Majesty, is requisite in our religious actions; This must he the hand-maid to wait upon the Mistris of the soul in all its addresses to the King of Heaven. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoyce with trembling, Psa. 2.11. God alloweth an humble familiarity in the walks of Obedience, yet he will always have the children of men to know their distance. And though this habit of Fear must be ever in our hearts, as fire was constantly on the Altar, yet he expects that it should be blown up and flame out at the time of offering sacrifice. 1Our greatest reverence is then most needful, when we approach the great God in his Ordinances. God is greatly to be feared in the Assembly of his Saints, and had in reverence of all them that are round about him, Psa. 89.7.
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