Chap. 28. An Ex./0140o von the BÓ9k, of 's. Verf. 28. 38 t work fucceffeful) Now (faith the text, Luke y.8, 9.) WJhen Si mon Peter raw it, be fell down at Cbrits feet, faying, depart frarrm me, for I am a Jinful man, OLord ; for he was aftons(hed, and all that were with him,at the draught ofthe fifes which theyhad taken. And at the 26th verfe ofthe Fame Chapter, when Chrifi wrought another miracle in healing one that was_.fick of the Patht ,. the text faith, They were all amazed andglorified God, and were filled with fear , raying , we havefeen grange things- to day. What firange things ? the killingof men ? no ; the healingof a man ; when Chrifi had declared as much good and mercy as power in healing that difeafed perron, they were all filled with fear. 'ris a great dilcovery of our holinefs and fpiritualnefs, to fear God greatly,. whenGod doth great things in mercy. That's very re- markable in the HolyChronicle concerning the Churches(AFt.9. 3 a.) whenGod had wrought a (frame thing, given peace to his people ; How did this work in them ? the text tells us,Then bad the Churches reft throughout all 3'udea, and 5alilee, andSamaria, andwere edified, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts ofthe Holy gho(t were multiplycd. This was awonderful aswell as a merciful providence.' r is rare that the Churches have refit ;.and chore Churches had been lately worried by Wolves and Lyons, they had been difperfi and fcactered by grievous perfecu- tions. But when the Churches had refs, what was the fruit of this goodnefs of God to them ? even this, they walked in thefearof the Lord, as well as in the jayes of theholy Gbo(t. As Loon as they were freed anddelivered from the fearof men,theywalked more then ever in the fear of the Lord. as all the Nations of the earth fhallfe rand tremble (faith the Prophet, far. 33. 9.) For all the goodnefs and all the profperity that the Lordprocuretb unto his people. So likewife (hall his people themfelves ; though,fir{i, . upon other grounds ; and fecondly, in a nother manner then the Nations of the earth (hall fear him. The Nations (hall fear that it will goe ill with them ,- when GodBoth fo muchgood for his people. The profperity of the Church ie formidable to the world; And as ro the manner. The Nations fear tremblingly, but the. people of God fear rejoycingly ; the former-fear and defpair, but the latter fear 2nd beleive. We have feen much of this gr. odnefs of good, b: t li tie of this .. fruit, holy fear, barb; is yet been fecal mom tar. Fel,firfi, fDam
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