. -. • 39 c:Jed,Efa.S.l3•SAnCl-pc Lord.tnyourh~trts,& lct him-heyour fcarc,ttndyour dread.The occafion o_fthis--precept was this. Before in the Ghaprer hee 01ewes that there were fiirres, - and··rumors ofwarres .in the land: -wh~reupon the people_, . andKing,and all did fluke, as-leaues 01aken with the wind, – byreafoh ofthe great feare wl~ich was in thetn. Now then ~ - ~ere- he brings a -tnedicine, ,that will make the~ fiill and j q,uiet; for the caufe of their falfe feare_was, becaufe they were rmpty of true feare ;· and they were-fo exceedingly · troubled with men, becaufe they could not 1ooke vp vnto God. B"ur in the 12. verfe, the Prophet faith, You th-at be · Gods children,doe not you feare their feare. Feare not you – ~hefeares .ofwicked men,for.they feare nothing but pouer- . tie,and outward difgrace, and a temporall death: thef~ bee . bafe feares, and' not worthy that the hearts ofthe children, ofGt) _fhouldbee taken vp with·. then1, being but trifles: feare not .thefe thing_s then, nor yet ~bem (that jswicked · men)feare neith~rthe feares that wicked men feareinor- yet them themfelues. But ·now hecaufe the heart of man ·will feare fomething, and vt-1lelfe it -bee very well armed,itwiU. feare man, and the feares of man; therefore he lheweth a meanes }Jow to-keepe vs from-all infect1ori offuch.fooJHh.. t~rrors,and that -is; eo lao&ifie~·God inour heart,. and to let · him,be our dread;that is,to-giue him ·the·praife ofhis power, . mercy and truth, and ofall his 'iutr:ibutes;and then hee lhall ' . beour dread.For he that-wil giue God the praife .ofhis pow- . er,will.neuer feare the wrath ofman ;· for he ~nowesGods .. power is -~ore able to helpe, thah.ma.ns,. isto hurt; ·he·that . giue&-hinuhe praife ofhi~ mercie, will no~ faint in any.ne- -ceffitie, for hee knowes that Gods -mercie will fupplie all ; wants.And he thatgi,ues him·the praife ofhis truth,will not Pfat.9m~·; be difcouraged for :any dang.er)bec.aufe _God hath -promif.ed ·. to fuflaine him-. in aii, and to deliuer-· him·ou't ofall'.-- - · This is-then tofeare God with all our hearts.To fearehim~, on-ly, and neither to feare wicked tnen 11or the things that·– they feare: for fo farre as,wee doe fe~~reeither oftQefe, wee , br.eake this commandement, .and our hearts are void ofthe ·· &rue fe~re ofGod.So l..uk.lr2,4,•5_•Chrillfaith~FearenQt them" thflti'
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