. ( On tbe ]\lativity. 261 . to import; b~1t this "vill be more fully cl-ea·– rcd in the fcq_uel of our difcou rfe. , l\1can whileye n1ay obfcrve, that both thefe words, fear and trembling, are ufed in the text, and, in the fcripture~pbrafe, ufually ·import hu– n1ility, and diligence, folicitude and cauti– on, and the feat of difpleafing, as being the n1ofl: proper qualificationsofour obedience; either to God or n1an. Thus are \Ve con1n1anded to ··work out our jalvatio1t withfear mid trembling*; and fcrvants are con1man– ded to obey their maflers with fear and trem– bling t : fo the Coriuthians are faid to have .rer:ei7JedTitus, being'fent to them. ·witb.fear and trembling t; and C/.JJyjOflom falth of the angels, that they afi1fl: with jepr and trem– bling. All \vhich places do import fuch ca"re"and diligence, as are very necefr:·uy and reconcilable to ehearful fcrvice. Rev;erencc, and fear to offend wil,l be happily joined 'vith holy joy in the perfonnance of o1Jr duty; there being nothing more pleafant, than to ferve hin1 diligently whom \VC rc– vcreu~e, and fear to difpleafe. Thus, n1uch for explication. The text is too fluort to ." by divided into. many parts, but cloth na– tnrally fall afunder .into two; the former excit~ng and encouraging QU}. joy, the Jat- . ter ~ Phil. ii, I 2,~ 1'- E.ph. vi. s. t 2 Cor. vii 1 5·
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