46 Theftrfl C~mr~~ttntlemenl. . treameand miferable torments: and keepes them faft lin– ked and tied in chaines ofdarkneffe for a wondeiful1 great addition ofpaine~fer all their fin.nes,at the lafl da.y. So vpon the old world,when d1ey forfook God,and the lawofGod, and grew to bee earthily minded, and to fet their hearts al.. together on the vvorld,not regarding God, nor Rel igion: in· this generall Apofialie and departing from (;od, he fent a generall flood, which did ouerwhdme and drovvne them all, fo that theycould not efcape his hand of iuHice. So on . Sodome and Gomorrha, when they grew filthie 1 and pro.. phane,and were full ofidle~es,a-nd abufed the good bene– fits ofGocl, he rained fire and bdm!lone from heauen,and dcuoured them.all. And in all times, ·when anyCo'unuie or Citie,.or particular perfon, fet themfe)ues to rebell ag.ainll him,_hc.e hath ibcwed himfelfe terrible, by his fearefull v-engeance and plagues vpQtl _ them. Thus the often and diligent pondering vpon the thrcatnings and curfes o.f God,and the mofi certaine and fearefull execution ofthem vpon impenit('nt perfons, will foften our hearts, and ~raw · them more and r.nore to fiand .~in fcare of this gr,cat Godo And ifwee will thus dcnie our fclues,and our8dh1y reafon, and pray vnto God for his feare, and labour to kindle his (eare in our hearts, by calling to remembrance his fearefulJ, Jull,and terrible vengeance vpon thofe that·haue not feared bim :this will at length bring our prophane hearts to fo;mc ~dread and reuetenc.e ofCods holy Maieflie. · .. . , But thar we may not deceiue our felues,and thinke eitbe~ that we haue not the feare ofGod at aJJ, becaufe we haue it not-perfeetiy; orelfe,thinke thac we feare him,vvhenindeed we doe not)t is good that we confider fome tnarkes where:– bywe may'rightlydifcerne of6ur Hate herein. · _ Trwe notes One true note ofthe feare ofGod,.is,to feare the Word ~;:ds. ofGod: AsEfoy ~aith,chap:o~6·S~ lfcar.e t~e l¥ord ofGtJd,yei · · that tremhle At hu word. As tf hee had fa1d)I would tharall my hc~rr~rs would pr{)fir by the wot<i of Go4 ; which l fpeake vnto them : but I- know-that none will makevfeof jt,but onely thofe that feare him. As alfo the Prophet Ha-: IIAcH'k.3 f r6,faid.,~hat . whenhe heard.G,ods threatnings, bee - leared, ,.
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