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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39696	Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part of the 14 : the second, The righteous man's refuge in the evil day, from Isaiah 26, verse 20 / by John Flavell.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1682 (1682)	Wing F1204; ESTC R177117	170,738	308

prohibited 2. An effectual remedy prescribed 3. A singular encouragement to apply that remedy 1. An evil practice prohibited Fear not their fear neither be afraid This is that sinful principle which was but too apt to incline them to do as others did scil to say a confederacy Sinful fears are apt to drive the best men into sinful compliances and indirect shifts to help themselves Their fear may be understood two ways 1. Subjectively 2. Effectively 1. Subjectively for the self same fear wherewith the carnal and unbelieving Iews feared a fear that enslaved them in bondage of Spirit a fear that is the fruit of sin a sin in its own nature the cause of much sin to them and a just punishment of God upon them for their other sins 2. Effectively Let not your fear produce in you such mischievous effects as their fear doth to make you forget God magnifie the creature prefer your own wits and policies to the Almighty power and unspotted faithfulness of God if you say but how shall we help it 2. Why in the next place you have An Effectual remedy prescribed But sanctifie the Lord of hosts himself and let him be your fear and your dread The fear of God will swallow up the fear of Man a reverential awe and dread of God will extinguish the slavish fear of the creature as the Sun-shine puts out fire or as one fire fetches out another so will this fear fetch out that By sanctifying the Lord of Hosts himself is meant a due ascription of the glory of his Sovereign power wisdom and faithfulness not only in verbal and professed acknowledgments thereof but especially in those internal acts of affiance resignation and intire dependence on him which as they are the choicest respects of the creature towards its God and give him the greatest glory so they are certainly the most beneficial and comfortable acts we can perform for our own peace and safety in times of danger If a man do really look to God in a day of trouble and fear as to the Lord of Hosts i. e. one that governs all the creatures and all their actions at whose beck and command all the Armies of Heaven and Earth are and then can rely upon the care and love of this God as a child in danger of trouble reposes on and commits himself with greatest confidence to the care and protection of his Father O what peace what rest must necessarily follow upon this Who would be afraid to pass through the midst of Armed Troops and Regiments whilst he knows that the General of that Army is his own Father The more power this filial fear of God obtains in your hearts the less will you dread the power of the Creature When the Dictator ruled at Rome then all other Officers ceased and so in a great measure will all other fears where the fear of God is Dictator in the heart This is the Remedy 3. And to enable us to apply this remedy in the worst and most difficult times we have a singular encouragement proposed If we will thus sanctifie the Lord of Hosts himself by such an acknowledgment of and child-like dependence on him in times of danger then he will be to us for a Sanctuary i. e. he will surely protect defend and provide for us in the worst times and cases then will the Lord Create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion and upon her Assemblies a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night for upon all the glory shall be a defence and there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day-time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from the storm and from rain Let the winds roar the rain beat the lightnings flash you are in safety and have a good roof over your heads Hence these two points of Doctrine offer themselves 1. Doctrine That the best men are too apt to be overcome with slavish fears in times of eminent distress and danger 2. Doctrine That the fear of God is the most effectual means to extinguish the sinful fear of man and to secure us from danger These two points take in the substance and scope of the Text but because I design to treat in the following Chapters of the Kinds Nature Uses Causes Effects and Remedies of Fear I shall not distinctly prosecute them but proceed in this order in the following Chapters CHAP. II. Wherein the kinds and nature of Fear are opened and particularly the distracting slavish Fear of Creatures SECT I. THere is a threefold Fear found in men viz. Fear 1. Natural 2. Sinful 3. Religious 1. Natural Fear of which all are partakers that partake of the common nature not one excepted Natural Fear is the trouble or perturbation of mind from the apprehension of approaching evil or impending danger The Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comes from a Verb that signifies Flight this is not always sinful but it is always the fruit and consequent of sin Since sin entred into our nature there is no shaking off Fear no sooner had Adam transgressed but he feared and fled hiding himself among the Trees of the Garden Gen. 3. 8. when he had transgressed the Covenant he presently feared the execution of the Curse First he eats then he hides And this afflictive passion is from him transmitted and derived to all his children To this natural Fear it pleased our Lord Iesus Christ to subject himself in the days of his flesh he was afraid yea he was sore amazed Mark 14. 33. For though his humane nature was absolutely free from ●in yet he came in the likeness of sinful flesh Rom. 8. 3. This fear creates great trouble and perturbation in the mind 1 Iohn 4. 18. Fear hath torment in proportion to the danger is the fear and in proportion to the fear the trouble and distraction of the mind if the fear be exceeding great reason is displaced and can conduct us no farther as the Psalmist speaks of Mariners in a Storm they are at their wits end Psal. 107. 27. or as it is varied in the Margin all wisdom is swallowed up and this is the meaning of Deut. 28. 25. that they should go out against their enemies one way and flee before them seven ways i. e. so great shall be the fright and distraction that they shall attempt now one way then another striving every way but liking none for fear so far betrays the succours of reason that their counsels are always in uncertainty and at a loss and the usual voice of a man in this condition is I know not what to do I know not which way to turn Evil is the object of fear and the greater the evil is the stronger the fear must needs be and therefore the terrours of an awakened and terrified conscience must be allowed to be the greatest of terrours because in that case a man hath to do

as the fears of such a misery awaken you to prayer for the prevention of it it may be serviceable to your souls but when it only works distraction and despondency of mind it is your sin and Satans snare The Prophet Ieremy made a good use of such a supposed evil by way of deprecation Ier. 17. 17. Be not a terror unto me thou art my hope in the day of evil q. d. In the evil day I have no place of retreat or refuge but thy love and favour Lord that is all I have to depend on and relieve my self by I comfort my self against trouble with this confidence that if men be cruel yet thou wilt be kind if they frown thou wilt smile if the world cast me out thou wilt take me in but if thou shouldest be a terror to me instead of a comforter if they afflict my body and thou affright my soul with thy frowns too what a deplorable condition shall I be in then Improve it to such an end as he did to secure the favour of God and it will do you no harm 2. It is not usual with God to estrange himself from his people in trouble nor to frown upon them when men do The common experience of Believers stands ready to attest and seal this truth that Christians never find more kindness from God than when they feel most cruelty from men for his sake consult the whole cloud of witnesses and you will find they have still found the undoubted verity of that tried word in 1 Pet. 4. 14. That the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon sufferers The expression seems to allude to the Dove that Noah sent forth out of the Ark which flew over the watry world but could not rest self any where till she returned to the Ark. So the Spirit of God called here the Spirit of Glory from his effects and fruits viz. his chearing sealing and reviving influences which makes men glory and triumph in the most afflicted state This spirit of God seems like that Dove to hover up and down to flee hither and thither over this person and that but resteth not so long upon any as those that suffer for righteousness sake there he commonly takes up his abode and residence 3. And what if it should fall out in some respect according to your fears that heaven and earth should be both clouded together yet it will not be long before the pleasant light will spring up to you again Psal. 112. 4. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness You shall have his supporting presence till the comforter do come When Mr. Glover came within sight of the stake he suddenly cries out O Austin he is come he is come 6. Plea O but what if my trial should be long and the siege of temptations tedious then I am perswaded I am lost I am no way able to continue long in a Prison or in tortures for Christ I have no strength to endure a long siege my patience is too short to hold out from month to month and from year to year as many have done O! I dread the thoughts of long continued trials I tremble to think what must be the issue Answer 1. Cannot you distrust your own strength and ability but you must also limit Gods What if you have but a small stock of Patience cannot the Lord strengthen you with all might in the inner man unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness according to his glorious power 1 Coll. 11. And is it not his promise to confirm you to the end 1 Cor. 1. 8. You neither know how much nor how long you can bear and suffer It is not inherent but assisting grace by which your suffering abilities are to be measured God can make that little stock of patience you have to hold out as the poor Widows cruise of oyl did till deliverance come he can enable your patience unto its perfect work i. e. to work as extensively to all the kinds and sorts of trials as intensively to the highest degree of trial and as protensively to the longest duration and continuance of your trials as he would have it If this be a marvellous thing in your eyes must it be so in Gods eyes also 2. The Lord knows the proper season to come in to the relief of your slideing and fainting patience and will assuredly come in accordingly in that season for so run the promises The Lord shall judge his people and repent himself for his servants when he seeth that their power is gone and that there is none shut up or left Deut. 32. 36. Cum duplicantur lateres venit Moses In the mount of difficulties and extremities it shall be seen The rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the Righteous lest the Righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity Psal. 125. 3. Ubi desinit humanum ibi incipit divinum auxilium Gods power watches the opportunity of your weakness 7. Plea But what if I should be put to cruel and exquisite tortures suppose to the rack to the fire or such most dreadful sufferings as other Christians have been what shall I do do I think I am able to bear it Is my strength the strength of stone or are my bones brass that ever I should endure such barbabarous cruelties Alas death in the mildest form is terrible to me how terrible then must such a death be Answer Who enabled those Christians you mention to endure these things They loved their lives and sensed their pains as well as you they had the same thoughts and fears many of them that you now have yet God carried them through all and so he can you Did not he make the devouring Flames a bed of Roses to some of them Was he not within the fires Did he not abate the ex●remity of the torment and enable weak and tender persons to endure them patiently and chearfully some singing in the midst of flames others clapping their hands triumphantly and to the last sight that could be had of them in this world nothing appeared but signs and demonstrations of joy unspeakable Ah friends we judge of sufferings by the outside and appearance which is terrible but we know not the inside of sufferings which is exceeding comfortable O when shall we have done with our unbelieving ifs and buts our questionings and doubtings of the power wisdom and render care of our God over us and learn to trust him over all Now the just shall live by faith and he that lives by faith shall never die by fear The more you trust God the less you will torment your selves I have done the Lord strengthen stablish and settle the trembling and feeble hearts of his people by what hath been so seasonably offered for their relief by a weak hand Amen THE END THE RIGHTEOVS MAN'S REFUGE IN THE Evil Day OR A Treatise upon the Attributes of GOD as they are opened in his Promises and Providences