Spiritual Perfe ion. bur Sa iour, who counfell'd his Difci pies, I fay unto you my friends, be not . afraidof them that tan kill the body, and after that, have no more that they can do But I will forewarn you whom you ¡hall fear, fear him which after he bath kill'd,, bathpower to sail into hell, Ifay unto you fear him Are they more Spiritual than St. Paul, who from the Confideration of our being accountable for all things done in the Body, before the inlightned Tri- bunal Of Chrilt, infers, I.nowing there- fore the terror of the Lord,' we perfwade men. This Influenc'd- hint to a zealous difcharge of his Duty. It may feeni very difficult to reconcile the exercife of holy Fear, with Faith' and the Sanaified Affea ens of Love; Hope, and Joy. But it will appear they are very canal-lent. i. .fear is the produa of Faith : and afrurance of God's Favour is pref rved by the Far of his Difpleafure. Fear is not contrary for Faith, but to Prefump- tiorr Be not high-Minded, but fear. A, jealoufie of our íeives , left we Mould' provoke God, is joyn'd with a more en tire and pure Trull; in his Grace and- Mercy.. 2. The Lové and Fear of God, have a mutual Caufality on each other. The Love of God excites Thoughts of his T äaz 175
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