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man_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o 11._o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n awe_v the_o most_o eminent_a saint_n as_o it_o do_v job_n chap._n 1.14_o and_o 23._o and_o david_n psal_n 119.120_o but_o it_o make_v babe_n especial_o to_o tremble_v because_o they_o be_v yet_o without_o assurance_n of_o eternal_a welfare_n perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n and_o have_v boidness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 1_o joh._n 4.17_o 18._o but_o poor_a babe_n be_v all_o their_o life_n long_o subject_a to_o more_o or_o less_o bondage_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n heb._n 2.14_o 15._o and_o this_o though_o christ_n have_v die_v for_o want_v of_o particular_a application_n of_o it_o to_o themselves_o which_o grow_v â—aints_n have_v attain_v to_o and_o can_v therefore_o challenge_v and_o brave_a death_n itself_o as_o paul_n do_v ram._n 8.34_o 39_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o 57_o and_o can_v desire_v rather_o than_o fear_v to_o die_v phil._n 1.23_o heb._n 11.35_o 2_o cor._n 4.16_o 18._o but_o babe_n be_v fearful_a yet_o god_n make_v use_v of_o this_o fear_n and_o tremble_a to_o many_o and_o great_a use_n for_o their_o good_a and_o his_o glory_n it_o lay_v a_o great_a restraint_n upon_o they_o as_o to_o sin_n and_o as_o love_n do_v other_o it_o constrain_v they_o to_o obedience_n therefore_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o their_o own_o principle_n fear_v he_o that_o can_v destroy_v both_o body_n â—nd_v soul_n in_o hâ—â—_n matth._n 10.28_o and_o say_v paul_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o 11._o we_o persuade_v man_n even_o poor_a babe_n who_o walk_v as_o man_n and_o be_v get_v but_o a_o little_a beyond_o natural_a man_n terror_n persuade_v with_o natural_a man_n put_v they_o in_o fear_n that_o they_o may_v know_v they_o be_v but_o man_n psal_n 9.20_o and_o they_o scarce_o know_v god_n or_o acknowledge_v he_o but_o by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v verse_n 16._o now_o that_o which_o be_v of_o most_o use_n to_o persuade_v man_n be_v of_o most_o use_n to_o 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become_v son_n and_o heir_n of_o god_n through_o christ_n chap._n 3._o from_o 23._o to_o the_o end_n the_o state_n under_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n of_o bondage_n the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n gal._n 5.1_o and_o they_o under_o it_o be_v under_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n which_o in_o the_o genuine_a and_o proper_a sense_n of_o it_o be_v a_o weak_a slavish_a and_o cowardly_a spirit_n of_o fear_n oppose_v to_o that_o of_o power_n love_n and_o a_o sound_a mind_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o this_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n be_v usual_o interpret_v to_o signify_v a_o slavish_a frame_n of_o heart_n whereby_o the_o jew_n like_o slave_n and_o superstitious_a person_n do_v serve_v god_n out_o of_o fear_n and_o this_o i_o shall_v not_o deny_v their_o religion_n at_o the_o best_a be_v call_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o i_o shall_v add_v this_o unto_o it_o that_o they_o do_v serve_v god_n not_o only_o from_o fear_n or_o out_o of_o fear_n but_o that_o they_o be_v afraid_a and_o under_o bondage_n though_o they_o do_v serve_v god_n their_o service_n do_v not_o free_v they_o from_o fear_n they_o be_v afraid_a of_o suffer_a death_n and_o hell_n notwithstanding_o their_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o jesus_n christ_n take_v flesh_n to_o free_v from_o this_o fear_n heb._n 2.14_o and_o instead_o of_o it_o to_o bring_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o gal._n 4.4_o 5._o and_o so_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o rom._n 8._o to_o bear_v they_o up_o against_o suffering_n which_o they_o be_v under_o as_o appear_v by_o verse_n 15_o 18._o and_o according_o it_o be_v mention_v to_o encourage_v timothy_n notwithstanding_o other_o paul_n or_o his_o own_o suffering_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o since_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o this_o spirit_n the_o saint_n many_o of_o they_o have_v be_v as_o desirous_a to_o die_v as_o before_z under_o the_o law_n they_o be_v most_o of_o they_o afraid_a or_o loath_a 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