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a30211 A treatise of the fear of God shewing what it is, and how distinguished from that what is not so : also whence it comes, who has it, what are the effects, and what the priviledges of those that have it in their hearts / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1679 (1679) Wing B5603; ESTC R32009 112,120 247

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i_o will_v abide_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o in_o thy_o way_n of_o worship_n by_o love_n for_o ever_o and_o observe_v it_o he_o make_v the_o believe_a remembrance_n of_o his_o first_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o his_o cry_n and_o faith_n for_o thou_o say_v he_o o_o god_n have_v give_v i_o the_o heritage_n of_o those_o that_o fear_v thy_o name_n thou_o have_v make_v i_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o thy_o choose_a and_o have_v put_v i_o under_o the_o blessing_n of_o goodness_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v bless_v those_o that_o fear_v thou_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o david_n in_o his_o distress_n muster_v up_o his_o prayer_n faith_n and_o evidence_n for_o eternal_a life_n that_o he_o may_v deliver_v himself_o from_o be_v overwhelm_v that_o be_v with_o slavish_a fear_n and_o that_o he_o may_v also_o abound_v in_o that_o sonlike_a fear_n of_o his_o fellow_n brethren_n that_o be_v not_o only_o 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thus_o be_v he_o bid_v to_o say_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n ezek._n 2.4_o chap._n 3._o v._n 11._o this_o be_v the_o honour_n and_o majesty_n then_o that_o god_n have_v put_v upon_o his_o write_a word_n and_o thus_o he_o have_v do_v even_o of_o purpose_n that_o we_o may_v make_v they_o the_o rule_n and_o directory_n of_o our_o fear_n and_o that_o we_o may_v stand_v in_o awe_n of_o and_o tremble_v at_o they_o when_o habakkuk_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o belly_n tremble_v and_o rotteness_n enter_v into_o his_o bone_n i_o tremble_v in_o myself_o say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v have_v rest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n hab._n 3.16_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n what_o be_v it_o then_o when_o god_n the_o great_a god_n shall_v roar_v out_o of_o zion_n and_o utter_v his_o voice_n from_o jerusalem_n who_o voice_n shake_v not_o 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it_o shall_v judge_v you_o and_o so_o consequent_o dispose_v of_o you_o at_o the_o last_o day_n joh._n 12._o now_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o our_o next_o state_n must_v be_v eternal_a either_o eternal_a glory_n or_o eternal_a fire_n and_o that_o this_o eternal_a glory_n or_o this_o eternal_a fire_n must_v be_v our_o portion_n according_a as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n shall_v determine_v who_o will_v not_o but_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v they_o at_o which_o we_o shall_v tremble_v and_o they_o by_o which_o we_o shall_v
have_v our_o fear_n of_o god_n guide_v and_o direct_v for_o by_o they_o we_o be_v teach_v how_o to_o please_v he_o in_o every_o thing_n 3._o it_o be_v to_o be_v call_v a_o fearful_a word_n because_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o it_o the_o scripture_n can_v be_v break_v hear_v they_o be_v call_v the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n the_o true_a say_n of_o god_n and_o also_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o that_o every_o jot_n and_o tittle_n thereof_o be_v for_o ever_o settle_v in_o heaven_n and_o stand_v more_o steadfast_a than_o do_v the_o world_n heaven_n and_o earth_n say_v christ_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o matth._n 24._o those_o therefore_o that_o be_v favour_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n those_o be_v favour_v indeed_o and_o that_o with_o the_o favour_n that_o no_o man_n can_v turn_v away_o but_o those_o that_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v condemn_v those_o can_v no_o man_n justify_v and_o set_v quit_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n therefore_o what_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o text_n be_v bind_v and_o what_o be_v release_v by_o the_o text_n be_v release_v also_o the_o bond_n and_o release_n be_v unalterable_a dan._n 10.21_o revel_v 19.9_o matth._n 24.35_o psal._n 119.89_o joh._n 10.35_o this_o therefore_o call_v upon_o god_n people_n to_o stand_v more_o in_o fear_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n than_o of_o all_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n there_o want_v even_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n people_n a_o great_a reverence_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n than_o to_o this_o day_n appear_v among_o we_o and_o this_o let_v i_o say_v that_o want_v of_o reverence_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o disorder_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n life_n conversation_n and_o in_o christian_a communion_n beside_o the_o want_n of_o reverence_n of_o the_o word_n lay_v man_n open_a to_o the_o fearful_a displeasure_n of_o god_n who_o so_o despise_v the_o word_n shall_v be_v destroy_v but_o he_o 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or_o damn_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o sinner_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o 1._o know_v that_o those_o that_o have_v not_o due_a regard_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o make_v it_o not_o their_o dread_n and_o their_o fear_n but_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o life_n be_v the_o lust_n of_o their_o flesh_n the_o desire_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v sore_o rebuke_v by_o this_o doctrine_n and_o be_v count_v the_o fool_n of_o the_o world_n for_o lo_o they_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o wisdom_n be_v in_o they_o jer._n 8.9_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o people_n be_v evident_a not_o only_o by_o their_o irregular_a life_n but_o by_o the_o manifest_a testimony_n of_o the_o word_n as_o for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v they_o to_o jeremiah_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o will_v certain_o do_v whatsoever_o thing_n go_v 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his_o heart_n those_o that_o will_v leave_v he_o in_o the_o snare_n when_o he_o die_v 3._o this_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o hate_v evil_a to_o hate_v sin_n and_o vanity_n sin_n and_o vanity_n they_o be_v the_o sweet_a morsel_n of_o the_o fool_z job_n 20.12_o and_o such_o which_o the_o carnal_a appetite_n of_o the_o flesh_n run_v after_o and_o it_o be_v only_o the_o virtue_n that_o be_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o make_v the_o sinner_n have_v a_o antipathy_n against_o it_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n depart_v from_o evil_n proverb_n 16.6_o that_o be_v man_n shun_v separate_v themselves_o from_o and_o eschew_v it_o in_o its_o appearance_n wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o those_o that_o love_v evil_a be_v not_o possess_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o generation_n that_o will_v pursue_v evil_a that_o will_v take_v it_o in_o nourish_v it_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o their_o heart_n hide_v it_o and_o plead_v for_o it_o and_o rejoice_v to_o do_v it_o these_o can_v have_v in_o they_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o that_o be_v to_o hate_v it_o and_o to_o make_v man_n depart_v from_o it_o where_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o sin_n be_v it_o will_v be_v with_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v with_o israel_n when_o amri_n and_o tibni_n strive_v to_o reign_v among_o they_o both_o at_o once_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v put_v to_o death_n they_o can_v live_v together_o sin_n must_v down_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n beget_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o hatred_n against_o it_o a_o abhorrence_n of_o it_o therefore_o sin_n must_v die_v that_o be_v as_o to_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n of_o it_o for_o as_o solomon_n say_v in_o another_o case_n where_o no_o wood_n be_v the_o fire_n go_v out_o so_o we_o may_v say_v where_o there_o be_v a_o hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o where_o man_n depart_v from_o it_o there_o it_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o power_n wax_v feeble_a and_o decay_v therefore_o solomon_n say_v again_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o depart_v from_o evil_n prov._n 3.7_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o you_o shall_v depart_v from_o evil_n depart_v from_o evil_n be_v a_o natural_a consequence_n a_o proper_a effect_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o it_o be_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n depart_v from_o evil_n that_o be_v in_o their_o judgement_n will_n mind_n and_o affection_n not_o that_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n sin_n be_v annihilate_v or_o have_v lose_v its_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n there_o still_o will_v those_o canaanite_n be_v but_o they_o be_v hate_v loathe_a abominate_v fight_v against_o pray_v against_o watch_v against_o strive_v against_o and_o mortify_v by_o the_o soul_n rom._n 7._o 4._o this_o fear_n be_v call_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o snare_n of_o death_n prov._n 14.27_o it_o be_v a_o fountain_n or_o spring_n which_o so_o continual_o supply_v the_o soul_n with_o variety_n of_o consideration_n of_o sin_n of_o god_n of_o death_n and_o life_n eternal_a as_o to_o keep_v the_o soul_n in_o continual_a exercise_n of_o virtue_n and_o in_o holy_a contemplation_n it_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n every_o operation_n thereof_o every_o act_n and_o exercise_v thereof_o have_v a_o true_a and_o natural_a tendency_n to_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a felicity_n wherefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v in_o another_o place_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n tend_v to_o life_n and_o be_v that_o have_v it_o shall_v abide_v satisfy_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v visit_v with_o evil_a
prov._n 19.23_o it_o tend_v to_o life_n even_o as_o of_o nature_n every_o thing_n have_v a_o tendency_n to_o that_o which_o be_v most_o natural_a to_o itself_o the_o fire_n to_o burn_v the_o water_n to_o wet_v the_o stone_n to_o fall_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v sin_n to_o defile_v etc._n etc._n thus_o i_o say_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n tend_v to_o life_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v to_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o fear_v of_o god_n of_o close_v with_o christ_n and_o of_o walk_v humble_o before_o he_o it_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o snare_n of_o death_n what_o be_v the_o snare_n of_o death_n but_o sin_n the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n have_v a_o natural_a tendence_n to_o deliver_v thou_o and_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n that_o tend_v to_o life_n 5._o this_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v call_v the_o instruction_n of_o wisdom_n prov._n 15.33_o you_o hear_v before_o that_o it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n but_o here_o you_o find_v it_o call_v the_o instuction_n of_o wisdom_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o only_o that_o which_o make_v a_o man_n begin_v to_o be_v wise_a but_o to_o improve_v and_o make_v advantage_n of_o all_o those_o help_n and_o mean_n to_o life_n which_o god_n have_v afford_v to_o that_o end_n that_o be_v both_o to_o his_o own_o and_o his_o neighbour_n salvation_n also_o it_o be_v the_o instruction_n of_o wisdom_n it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n capable_a to_o use_v all_o his_o natural_a part_n all_o his_o natural_a wisdom_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o his_o own_o good_a there_o lie_v even_o in_o many_o natural_a thing_n that_o into_o which_o if_o we_o be_v instruct_v will_v yield_v we_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o help_n to_o the_o understanding_n of_o spiritual_a matter_n for_o in_o wisdom_n have_v god_n make_v all_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v make_v whether_o in_o heaven_n above_o or_o on_o earth_n beneath_o 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run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n psal._n 119.136_o let_v i_o give_v you_o for_o this_o these_o follow_a instance_n 1._o how_o be_v david_n provoke_v when_o goliath_n defy_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n 1_o sam._n 17.23_o 29_o 45_o 46._o 2._o also_o when_o other_o reproach_v god_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o that_o reproach_n be_v even_o as_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o bone_n psal._n 42.10_o 3._o how_o be_v hezekiah_n afflict_v when_o rabshakah_n rail_v upon_o his_o god_n isa._n 37._o 4._o david_n also_o for_o the_o love_n that_o he_o have_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n word_n run_v the_o
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no_o may_v have_v the_o dispose_n of_o those_o thing_n but_o if_o god_n have_v any_o thing_n in_o special_a to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o people_n of_o this_o world_n good_a than_o he_o will_v intrust_v it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n fear_v god_n joseph_n must_v now_o be_v make_v lord_n of_o aegypc_n because_o israel_n must_v be_v keep_v from_o starve_v obadiah_n must_v now_o be_v make_v steward_n of_o ahab_n house_n because_o the_o lord_n prophet_n must_v be_v hide_v from_o and_o feed_v in_o despite_n of_o the_o rage_n and_o bloody_a mind_n of_o jezebel_n daniel_n with_o his_o companion_n and_o mordecai_n also_o they_o be_v all_o exalt_v to_o earthly_a and_o temporal_a dignity_n that_o they_o may_v in_o that_o state_n they_o be_v man_n that_o abound_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v serviceable_a to_o their_o brethren_n in_o their_o strait_n and_o difficulty_n gen._n 42.18_o chap._n 41.39_o 1_o king_n 18.3_o hester_n the_o two_o last_o chapter_n dan._n 2.48_o chap._n 3.30_o chap._n 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effect_n of_o faith_n now_o therefore_o fear_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o and_o flow_v from_o repentance_n sinner_n do_v not_o deceive_v thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o sound_a repentance_n which_o stand_v in_o sorrow_n and_o shame_n before_o god_n for_o sin_n as_o also_o in_o turn_v from_o it_o thou_o have_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n i_o mean_v none_o of_o this_o godly_a fear_n for_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o and_o flow_v from_o sound_a repentance_n 6._o this_o godly_a fear_n it_o also_o flow_v from_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o love_n and_o kindness_n of_o god_n to_o the_o soul._n where_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n or_o hope_n of_o the_o kindness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n there_o can_v be_v none_o of_o this_o fear_n but_o rather_o wrath_n and_o despair_n which_o produce_v that_o fear_n that_o be_v either_o devilish_a or_o else_o that_o which_o be_v only_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n as_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n but_o 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godly_a fear_n see_v how_o david_n word_n it_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n say_v he_o will_v i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o when_o my_o heart_n be_v overwhelm_v lead_v i_o to_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v high_a than_o i_o for_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o shelter_n to_o i_o and_o a_o strong_a tower_n from_o the_o enemy_n i_o will_v abide_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n for_o ever_o for_o thou_o god_n have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n thou_o have_v give_v i_o the_o heritage_n of_o those_o that_o fear_v thy_o name_n psal._n 61.5_o mark_v a_o little_a david_n do_v by_o these_o word_n in_o the_o first_o place_n suggest_v that_o some_o time_n to_o his_o think_n he_o be_v as_o far_o off_o of_o his_o god_n as_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v asunder_o and_o that_o at_o such_o time_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v overwhelm_v afraid_a second_o the_o way_n that_o he_o take_v at_o such_o time_n to_o help_v himself_o be_v 1._o to_o cry_v to_o god_n to_o lead_v he_o again_o to_o jesus_n christ_n lead_v i_o to_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v high_a than_o i_o for_o indeed_o without_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o the_o renew_n of_o that_o faith_n there_o can_v be_v no_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n make_v to_o appear_v unto_o the_o soul._n this_o therefore_o he_o pray_v for_o first_o 2._o then_o he_o put_v that_o faith_n into_o exercise_n and_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o time_n that_o be_v past_a and_o also_o of_o the_o time_n that_o be_v to_o come_v for_o the_o time_n past_a say_v he_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o shelter_n to_o i_o and_o a_o strong_a tower_n from_o the_o enemy_n and_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v he_o say_v
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impenitent_a and_o impenitence_n also_o make_v the_o heart_n hard_o and_o hard_o so_o that_o if_o impenitence_n be_v add_v to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n or_o to_o the_o begining_n of_o sin_n which_o make_v it_o so_o it_o will_v quick_o be_v with_o that_o soul_n as_o be_v say_v of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n it_o will_v have_v a_o whore_n forehead_n it_o will_v hardly_o be_v bring_v to_o shame_v jer._n 3.3_o 3._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v rid_v of_o a_o hard_a heart_n that_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o fear_n be_v much_o with_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n in_o thy_o meditation_n for_o that_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o hardness_n of_o heart_n a_o right_a sight_n of_o he_o as_o he_o hang_v there_o for_o thy_o sin_n will_v dissolve_v thy_o heart_n into_o tear_n and_o make_v it_o soft_a and_o tender_a they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o mourn_v zech._n 12.10_o 11._o now_o a_o soft_a a_o tender_a and_o break_a heart_n be_v a_o fit_a place_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o fear_n to_o thrive_v in_o but_o 2._o if_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o grace_n of_o fear_n to_o grow_v in_o thy_o soul_n take_v heed_n also_o of_o a_o prayerless_a heart_n for_o that_o be_v not_o a_o place_n for_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n to_o grow_v in_o hence_o he_o that_o refrain_v prayer_n be_v say_v to_o cast_v off_o fear_v thou_o cast_v off_o fear_n say_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o job_n but_o how_o must_v he_o do_v that_o why_o the_o next_o word_n show_v thou_o restraine_v prayer_n before_o god_n job_n 15.4_o see_v thou_o a_o professor_n that_o pray_v not_o that_o man_n thrust_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n away_o from_o he_o see_v thou_o a_o man_n that_o pray_v but_o little_a that_o man_n fear_v god_n but_o little_a for_o it_o be_v the_o pray_a soul_n the_o man_n that_o be_v mighty_a in_o pray_v that_o have_v a_o heart_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o grow_v in_o take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o a_o prayerless_a heart_n if_o you_o will_v grow_v in_o this_o grace_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n prayer_n be_v as_o the_o pitcher_n that_o fetch_v water_n from_o the_o brook_n therewith_o to_o water_v the_o herb_n break_v the_o pitcher_n and_o it_o will_v fetch_v no_o water_n and_o for_o want_v of_o water_n the_o garden_n wither_v 3._o will_v thou_o grow_v in_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o light_n and_o wanton_a heart_n for_o neither_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n good_a ground_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o grow_v in_o wherefore_o it_o be_v say_v of_o israel_n she_o fear_v not_o but_o go_v and_o play_v the_o harlot_n also_o she_o be_v give_v to_o wantonness_n and_o to_o be_v light_n and_o vain_a and_o so_o her_o fear_n of_o god_n decay_v jer._n 3.8_o have_v joseph_n be_v as_o wanton_a as_o his_o mistress_n he_o have_v be_v as_o void_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o she_o but_o he_o be_v of_o a_o sober_a tender_a godly_a considerate_a spirit_n therefore_o he_o grow_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 4._o will_v thou_o grow_v in_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o covetous_a heart_n for_o neither_o be_v that_o which_o be_v such_o a_o one_o good_a ground_n for_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n to_o grow_v in_o therefore_o this_o covetousness_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v as_o enemy_n set_v the_o one_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o other_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n exod._n 18.21_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o covetousness_n be_v such_o a_o obstruction_n to_o the_o growth_n of_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n be_v because_o covetousness_n cast_v those_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n which_o alone_o can_v nourish_v this_o fear_n it_o cast_v out_o the_o word_n and_o love_n of_o god_n without_o which_o no_o grace_n can_v grow_v in_o the_o soul_n how_o then_o shall_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n grow_v in_o a_o covetous_a heart_n ezek._n 33.30_o 31_o 32._o 1_o john_n 2.15_o 5._o will_v thou_o grow_v in_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o unbelieve_a heart_n for_o a_o unbelieving_a heart_n be_v not_o good_a ground_n for_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n to_o grow_v in_o a_o unbelieving_a heart_n be_v call_v a_o evil_a heart_n heb._n 3.13_o because_o from_o it_o flow_v all_o the_o wickedness_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n now_o it_o be_v faith_n or_o a_o believe_a heart_n that_o nourish_v this_o fear_n of_o god_n heb._n 11.7_o and_o not_o the_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o faith_n bring_v god_n heaven_n and_o hell_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o due_o consider_v of_o they_o all_o this_o be_v therefore_o the_o mean_n of_o fear_n and_o that_o which_o will_v make_v it_o grow_v in_o the_o soul_n but_o unbelief_n be_v a_o bane_n thereto_o 6._o will_v thou_o grow_v in_o this_o grace_n of_o fear_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o forgetful_a heart_n such_o a_o heart_n be_v not_o a_o heart_n where_o the_o grace_n of_o fear_n will_v flourish_v when_o i_o 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