Chap: 23. An Expofition upsn the Bookef J O B. Vert 15. 413 fo dreadfu i to wicked men at any time as the pretence of God. As it bath been their wretched care to hide their fins fromGod as much as they could, fo they would count it their happineffe to have their perlons hid forever from the prefence of God. That which is both the fin and troubleof the wicked at all times, is the trouble, if not the finof fome godly men at fometimes, namely, the prefence of God, not in it telle, but with refpe& to the man- ner ofhis manifefting himfelfe to them, and dealing with them. As will appeare further in the nest claufe of this verle. Iare treat- bled at hieprefence. When Iconfider I am afraid. As ifhe had faid,When I fey oufly weigh andhave deep thoughts cum drfigenthoa in my mind, whenIlet my underflanding throngbly on worJtto con- crnrdero ejus Per the [merit) of gods proceedings withme,and when I remember tantarn Porenti am, cujus Hunt the wormewood and the gall, thofa bitter taffy andfad experiences h, ;t,e fpecit en which Ihave had alreadyofhiedreadful! power, then I am afraid, video, non pot And this fear arïfeth not from theguilt or aceufarions ofmy own lam quia expal confcience, but left the Lord Iiiould againe ac`t and put forth that vefam, non his terrible power upon me. q id ir. me, fit ar,iz: di' , fedn But what feare is here meant ?or howwas lob afraid upon the de n.eps pegac taking up of thisconsideration ? I anfwer, f ; ,,nrerr; is re There is firft,a pure filial or fon- like feare, when weare afraid aril ge7e to finne againft and difpleafeour father. This feare is .a fpeciaìl grace promifedin thenewCovenant, and the beginning ofwif- dome. Secondly, There is a pure flavi(h feare, when we dread God as a Judge, and revenger. This feare is the iffue of the Covenant of worker, and the beginningof forrow. Thirdly, There is a mixt feare, not a pure fili:al,nor a pure fl3- vifh feare, but with a mixtureor ingrediency of both. Such I conceive the feare of74was a his was a mixt -feare ; it had fame tang of flavery in it,and it had fome touch ofSon- (hip in it;there was much of the Spirit ofBondage in it,and fomethingof the Spi- rit ofAdoption in it,With the former fear manygoodmen bave been muchexercifed inall ages, efpecially before : shrift came in the flefh, and the clearer breaking and beaming out ofGofpel light,(Rom. 8. 5.) are haveHoe received the fpirit of bsn,iago to hareagaine. And (Cohn a ç, 27. ) Let not9onr heartsbu troubled, n,
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