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C,Xi1.
What
Feare
is
ufefull
to
promote
Obedience.
298
(Tuch
a
Feare
as
hath
been decribed)
is
one principle
of
the
Obedience of
the
Saints in
their
walking with
God, and
fuch,as
they
ought to
cherifh,
as
being
a
meanes
appointed
of
God for
that
end and purpofe;
is
an
Argument
of
no
great value
here
with
us.
Neither
furely will
theConclufon
intended
be
more evidently educed,frorn
the
tenderneffe
ofthe
heart
of
jafiah
under
the
preaching
of
the
Law,mentioned in the
fecund place, and therefore
I
thall
not need
to
call
it
intoExamination.
But
it
is added farther
Se&.
14.
p.314.
The
prefent
Rate and
frame
of
the
ß:
61.
hearts
and
foules
of
the Saints
duly
con(
dered, which are
made
up as
well
offi
fh
and
corruption,
as
of
Spirit and
Grace, the
former having
need
of
bridles
for re-
f16
aint,
as
well as the
latter
offpurres
for
guickning, evident
zt is
that
Argu-
ments
or motives
drawne from
feare
of
punifhment,are as necefary
and
proper
for
them in
refpethof
the
one,
0s
incitements
from
Love,
in
refpefá
of
the other.
A
whip
or
the
Horfe
(faies
Solomon)
a
bridle for the
rye,
and
a
rod
for
the
Footer
backer
The
flefh even
in
the
rvifefi
of
men, is afoole,
and
would
be
unruly
without
a rod
ever
and
a
non
fbaken
over
it;
nor fhould
God
have made
f
chgracious,
bountifull and
e
feUuall
provifion,
for
the
Perfèverance
of
the
Saints,
as
now he
hath
done,
had
he
not ingaged as well the
paffion
of
Feare
within
them,
as
of
Love
to
be
their guardian
keeper.
'rig true perfect
love
eafleth oat Feare, but
who
a=
mong.fí
the
Saints
themfelves can
fay
either
that
his
heart
is eleane,or
his Love
perfect
?
Perfetl
Love
ca
flethout
flefh,os well
as
Feare, yea true
Love
untill
flefb be
call
out
peelerveth
feare,for
its
Af
fi
fiant and
fellow
helper;
'the
flefh
wouldfoone
retake
Love, a wanton
and
intice
her
unto
folly,
did
not
feare
diffolve
the
inchant-
ment
and protetl
her Chaflity.
Of
this laft
Divifion
ofthe
34.Seclion,
there are twq parts;
The
flrft
Con-
firmative
of
what
was
fpoken
before, concerning the
ufefullneflè
of
the
Feare
of
Hell
& punifhment for
the furthering
of
the saints Obedience.
The
other
Hefponfatorytowharis urged
tothe
contrary
from
i John
4.
i8.
Perfe/ILove
caileth
out Feare:
For the
firfl,it
is
granted,
that
there
are thole two contrary
principles
of
FAA
and
Spirit,
Corruption and Grace,in
the
hearts of all,even
even
the belt
and molt eminent
Saints',
whilfi they continue here
below. But
that
thefc two, Ihould be principles
a
&ing
themfelves
in
their Obedience,
the
one moved, incited, and
flirted
up by
Love,
the other
from
the
Feare
whereof
we
are (peaking,
is
a
Flefhly,
Darke
,
Anti-
evangelieall
conceit;
That
the principle
in Believers which
the Scripture
calls
FAA
, &
Corruption,
needs incitement
to
Obedience, or
is
to
be incited there unto,
as
is
affirmed,
is
no
leffe
corrupt than what
was
before mentioned. Looke
whatfoever
In-
fluence
Fiefb
or
Corruption
bath into
any
of
our Obedience,
fo
far
that Obe-
dience
is
vitiated, corrupted, rendered
uncleane
and unacceptable before
God; The
Flefh
is
to be
crucified, Elaine,
del
rayed not flirted
up, and
provo-
ked
to
Obedience, being indeed Difobedience
in
the
Abftra&
?
enmity to
God.
You may
as
well perfwade darkenefe tofbine,as
the
Flefb
to
Oi
y; It
is
not a
foole
(as
that Allulon
befpeakes
it from
Prov.
26.3.)
that
would ever
arid
a-
non be unruly,were
nota
rod
fhaken
over him;
but it
is
folly
itfelfe,
that
is
not to
be cur'd,but
kill'd, not flirted up, but mortifyed.
How
that
is
to
be
done,
bath
been formerly at large declared: It
is
by
the
Spirits
bringing
the
Crofe
and power
of
the death
of
C
hrift into
the
heart
of
the
firmer,
and
not
by any confìderation
of
Hell, and punifhment,
that
we can
take
upon
our
felves
(which never
did,nor
never
will
fortify
any finne,
tothe
end
of
the
world) that
this
worke
is
to
be wrought.
Secondly,
that
which
is
added
of
God's
bountifull
provifion for the Per
-
feverance
of
the
Saints
by ingaging
the
paffion
of
Feare,
as
well
as Love,is
of
no
better
á
frame, or Conftitution than
that
which
went 'before. That our
gracious