Venning - BX5133 .V44 W3 1654

.8ackf leers. tray of fear. There is in man a fear when he hath committed evil ; fear falls upon him, and the man is afraid, left the iniquitie of his heels should overtake him. You know , that no fooner had Adam finned , but the man was afraid , and hid himself for fear. No fooner had Cain finned , but Cams was afraid, and prefently his counte- nance fell. When men fall, their counte- nance and their courage pis. When once men remember from whence they are fallen , they feare left threatnings should take hold of them, and are afraid left God fhould reward them according to their iniquities. God shakes his rod over backfli- ders, and threatens them, that if they do not come to him, he swill come, &c. Ifthey come not to him for their f afe- ty, he will come to them for their ruine. Now. very feare, left the wrath and damnation which God hash de- nounced againa finners, ihould fall C 3 upon