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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	fear_v	soul_n	6,074	5	5.4095	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10081	Ianitor animæ: the soules porter to cast out sinne, and to keepe out sinne. A treatise of the feare of God. Written by William Price, Batchelour of Divinitie, and vicar of Brigstocke in Northamptonshire.	Price, William, d. 1666.	1638 (1638)	STC 20335; ESTC S113693	54,780	288

12.13 Eccl. 1.6.20 the beginning of wisedome and the conclusion of all It is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the root of wisedome Eccl. 1.23 It is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the fulnesse of wisedome It is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the crowne of wisedome I had need of the tongue of men Angels to give it its due prayse and full character But 2. Let us turne our eyes upon God the object of this feare we will find that he deserveth may challenge our feare and when we speake of God we will with David give him this addition God who ought to be feared For Psa 76. 11 1. He is omnipresent omniscient The eyes of the Lordin every place behold the evill Prov. 15.3 and the good therefore in every place stand in awe of him If a man were sure that his princes eye were alwayes upon him how fearefull how wary wold hee bee in all his carriage Feare him saith Aug. whose constant care it is to looke upon thee and walke chastly or if thou wilt needs offend seek some retired place wherein God cannot see thee then doe thy pleasure What height of Atheisme is it to feare the eye of a child and not to feare God his alseeing eye 2. Hee is omnipotent able to save I am 4.12 to destroy saith Iames now power is the proper object of seare Thou even thou saith David Psal 76.7 art to bee seared who may stand in thy sight who thou art angry and therfore God might well with indignation ask the question Ier. 5.12 Feare you not me will ye not trèble at my presence who have placed the sand for abound of the sea by a perpetuall decree the waues though they tosse roare cannot passe it Our lives our soules are in Gods hands Hee hath the keies of death of hell Thou turnest man to destructiō Psal 90.3 Mat. 10 28 saith David Hee is able to cast both body and soule into hel And shall wee not feare him Our Saviour redoubleth his words Luke 12.5 feare him yea I say unto you feare him afore whom man is but as a moth as the dust of the ballance 3. God is as just as Iealous as severe as powerfull Hee will not spare his owne children the aples of his eye the signets on his right hand if they wilfully offend him You only saith God to Israel have I knowne of all the families of the earth therefore I will be sure to punish you for all your iniquities Amos 3.2 Rom. 8.32 Nay he would not spare his onely son when heewold stand in the place of sinners Now what guilty man feares not an austere upright unswayd Iusticer What child feares not an angry fathers what servant feares not his incensedmaster Do you know what Gods anger is The fire kindled in his wrath burnes to the lowest hell as saith God Deut. 32.22 Psal 2. last verse If his wrath be kindled but a little blessed are they that trust in him saith David Doe they provoke mee to anger Ier. 7.19 saith the Lord doe they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces Heb. 10.31 It is a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God sayth Saint Paul Heb. 12. two last verses Serve the Lord with feare for hee is a consuming sire sayth the same Apostle And who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings Isay 33.14 sayth the Prophet 4. God is gracious therefore feare him There is mercie with thee Psa 130.4 that thou mayest bee feared sayth the Psalmist A loving wife is fearfull to offend an indulgent husband An obedient childe is fearfull to offend a carefull father And shall wee turne Gods grace into wantonnesse and slight him for his kindnesse That were pitty 5. There is none so holy as the Lord 1 Sam. 2.2 sayth Hannah therefore wee ought to feare and reverence him King Herod feared Iohn Baptist Mar. 6.20 because hee was a just and a holy man and hee observed him sayth the Text. Shall a wicked man feare a man who is holy onely by participation ●●●d ●hall not we feare 〈◊〉 whose Essene is holines it selfe It is Davids argument Worship reverence God Psal 99.5 for he is holy 6. What ever God is in himselfe sure we are he is our God our Lord our master our father All which are strong obligations up on us to feare him Sanctifie the Lord of hosts Isay 8.13 let him bee your feare and dread There is one reason He is God But more then that hee is our Lord If I be father where is my honour If I be a master where is my feare Mala. 1.6 saith God Hee claimes our feare by this undoubted right It is Saint Peters inference If you call him father 1 Pet. 1.17 passe the time of your soiourning here in feare Lastly If wee regard not the duty for its owne sake nor for Gods sake yet let us feare God for our own sake For 1. The feare of God hath temporall promises annexed to it What doest thou desire the feare of God will make thee owner of it worldst thou have rest and ease and estate for thy selfe and thine this feare bring it what man is he saith David that feareth the Lord Psal 25.12 13. his soule shall dwell at ease his seed shal inherit the earth Wouldest thou not bee brought to poverty penury then fear God There is no want to them that feare the Lord Psal 34.9 saith David Woldst thou live long why the feare of the Lord prolongeth dayes Pro. 10.27 saith Salomon woldst thou have plentiful issue it is promised to the fearers of GOD. Woldst thou be content with thy present estates Psal 128. Hee that hath the feare of the Lord shall abide satis fied saith Salomon In a word God counts nothing too deere for such By the feare of the Lord are riches Pro. 22.4 honor life saith Salomon Either thou shalt enioy all these things or that which is equivalent to them or better then them or thou shalt be content with thy present state Better is a little with the feare of the Lord Pro. 15.16 then a great treasure But 2 all this is but drosse to the spirituall fruites of the feare of God For 1. It is the mother of wisedome Pro. 1.7 What man is hee that feares God Psal 25.12.14 him shall he teach in the way that hee shal choose saith David The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him and hee will shew them his covenant Hee that feareth God shall bee acquainted with the pith and marrow of Gods wil when others shall scarce pierce the bark of it this is true wisedome to be wise to a mans selfe Pro. 9.12 every fearer of God is A prudent man foreseeth the evill Pro. 27.12 and hideth himselfe under the wings of Gods