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24.17_o 22._o the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n to_o be_v slay_v because_o he_o only_o deliver_v unto_o he_o the_o message_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n divers_n prefer_v love_n before_o fear_n but_o there_o can_v be_v any_o true_a love_n without_o fear_n other_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v fear_v then_o belove_v but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v equal_o love_v and_o fear_v for_o man_n without_o love_n endeavour_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o object_n of_o their_o fear_n but_o if_o man_n be_v belove_v and_o fear_v this_o composure_n keep_v off_o all_o danger_n and_o beget_v security_n and_o obedience_n neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o filial_a obedience_n without_o love_n for_o the_o obedience_n that_o proceed_v from_o fear_n be_v not_o free_a 20.2_o prov._n 1.7_o and_o 20.2_o but_o force_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o knowledge_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n who_o so_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n 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commentary_n upon_o aristotle_n pho_n lib._n 16._o cap._n 6._o concern_v the_o definition_n of_o this_o passion_n of_o fear_n fear_v say_v one_o be_v a_o passion_n and_o apprehension_n of_o a_o evil_n that_o be_v to_o come_v but_o near_o at_o hand_n and_o look_v for_o and_o unlikely_a to_o be_v avoid_v fear_v say_v another_o 408._o the_o bishop_n of_o marseille_n p._n 408._o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o grief_n and_o dolour_n of_o the_o soul_n apprehend_v a_o evil_a at_o hand_n in_o which_o man_n see_v little_a probability_n it_o can_v be_v eschew_v although_o it_o aim_v at_o the_o annihilation_n of_o their_o be_v or_o to_o some_o dismal_a disgrace_n that_o threaten_v their_o life_n or_o estate_n yet_o it_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o nature_n the_o propriety_n and_o effect_n of_o fear_n that_o man_n be_v rather_o transport_v with_o fear_n of_o imaginary_a evil_n then_o of_o real_a and_o that_o man_n fear_n do_v but_o rare_o proceed_v from_o the_o annihilation_n of_o their_o be_v 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