'Ihejrfl Commande11unt. 47 · feared, and his belly trembled, and rottennes entered into his bones, an~ he W2S wonderfully di(m~ideand terrified. !f . then the threatning·sofGods vvord can terrific vs, 2nd make ys tremble, a,ud.afr~ide to doe thole thing~ whjch hee ha rh forhjdden.Jpr, if wee hauc commirrcd fin ne, they make vs confefie it_, and humble our foule~ before (:;od; this is an vndoubted token of the feare of God. But ifthou fayefl, ·thou feare!l God,_and reuerence!l the maielH_e of rhc moll ' high, and yet c~retl not fG>r his Word, tbough it threatct) neuer fo ~uch, !1or for .his judgements ~cnounced by the Mi'nHters: it i~ mo!l furc that 'thou hafl no fcare of God in ~hy hearr. Acco~ding as God complaines by the. Prophet eAmos$ thar if the .Lion did ro_are, a.II t_h~ be~lles of the flrJde would tremble: · but .they were ~lore beafllie th~n bc-a.Hes,and fo fenfddte, that let Go~ ro:ue, an.d roare -a... gaioe~)siong ash.e ~'?Jlld, yer :they cared . no~, nor were a-: traidc at all. Se that the bealls flo.od more in fe:ue ofthe Li– on, ·th~n they did of God.' Ifwee heare the thre:irnings·of / God denounced powerfully againH couetous, and deceit– fu11, __ anc,f ,er~~~~ per~o.n$_;~ againH fldhly minded rpen, who <mly feeke (or earthly thi~gs; ifwee 9idheare thefe threac... nings, and beleeue that they were true againfl ,~,howcould . we chufe but rrembJe .and feare? · ~' · But herein .tnof:l men bcwray their tbamefull hypocril1e, that, if :.l: great rna1_;1, fomc: King or Prince did threaten rh:n tpey lhp_uld b~f caA ,i.n prifon, and th~re lie aN their life, or tJ1arthey lbou~q be,e put to 'dea~h, they wou1d fhake euerie i~ynt, ·aqd ,f11ew their feare in their-. face, fo that no man ·. coul~ make themmerrv in loch :t cafe, bur thry would Ja. 1 ment bitterly: but let G~d threaten and protefl rhat hec will ~ f curfe tl,1cm and d_ar!lne them, and ~afl them into hell for e- . ~~ · uer _; -rhey :tre no~~ whit :1fraid, ther.can go about 3$ cheere- .t · · fpJJy>as t~ough th~re VtiCr,e 00 dange~! yea, they will tna~e ', ·"' ofcentimes a moc~e and fc<?ffc at thele iudgements. Wha~ a plain~ a~~_palpablo~Ji(fcmbling is this, that me-n will pretend tofeJre God abeue all, and yet v.:ill b(" 'much more a-·· fraJ1,dF9,i~1J.[n_an.d.{)<7 but tb.r:e:uen to t,urne them out of thell• · hquf~,thanHGod .thrqatcn to exdude them out of heauen? . D 3 that
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