48 ThefirflC6mmAndement. · . that oneangry word of their Landlord will feare them: but zo. threatningsout ofthe Scriptures of 9od, willnf>thing m·oue them, uor worke vpon them. By tying our affe"" ctions to the Word of God then, wee way. fet our affe&i... ons to God himfelfe: either in 1oue (for he that 1oues Gods Word mofl, may affure his foule that he loues God beH) or · in feare: for he that m.gfl trembleth, and is moll humble at Gods 'threatnings, hee carrieth the greatefl reuerence to... ward God himfelfe: as hee alfo, that puts greatefl confi.. denee in the promifes ofGod, dothmofl faithfully ti·u{l in; God. · · , 2. · Another fure:marke ofthis true fe~ue, is, tliat it will caufe' Prouol-7· one todepart from cuiU: fo that hewill not only confe(fe and fay, Indeede it is naught, and it is my fautr, and myna.. tu.re, and I would I could leaue it: but -it will worke a·fe.. paratiotl betweene finne a~d the foule, fo tbat hee will de– _p·artfromcum~what danger foeuer enfue vpon it, and will not beallureJ. by any~ reward to commit finne. Inwhat mea– fure the fea£e ofGod bath feafoned the heart, in the fame D<an•1•: mcafure,~t will workea forfaking ofiniquicie. As wee fee it pbinely proued by the example of tke three children. · The cafe Hood thus with thern, that·either they mufl: bow to the filthy Idoll, which was before-them, or burne in that · flaming furnace, which· W{lS - prepared for him -that would · not. Either ·they rnufi ·purchafe ~nd procure the wrath of God, or fwffer the-wrath and difpleafure of Ne!JHchadnez_..:. ;:.ar: but hauing the feare ofGodwithin them, it gaue them . courage and boldneffe, ·th:tt they feared not Neb-uchad,tez_.– :J:Ars threatning5, and power ; but fl~od refolute for the caufe ofGod, and !hewed the King plainely, that they would not dilhonour God, neither in hope-of his fa– uour, nor for feare,ofhis anger. lfGodwould,;they kn·ew' that hecouldddiuerthem: ifhe would not, yet this they– let him know, that they would not incurre Gods difplea– fure, and dang~rofeu~rlafiing_ death, for feare .ofany:bodi– ly death. . ·. · But, on the-contrary fide,-fo farre as at1y nt~n .hath'pouhe; fcare.ofGod~b.ut feares man more thanGod~theywill vponl - - ---- -·- -·- - cucry.
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