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fear_n be_v move_v and_o suitable_o affect_v with_o god_n transcendent_a greatness_n and_o infinite_a excellency_n be_v never_o cast_v out_o but_z continues_z when_o love_n be_v make_v perfect_a in_o heaven_n this_o part_n of_o filial_a fear_n well_o become_v angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n how_o do_v they_o for_o ever_o reverence_n and_o adore_v he_o to_o this_o fear_n of_o reverence_n we_o may_v apply_v that_o expression_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v elean_a endure_v for_o ever_o there_o be_v no_o penal_a fear_n in_o heaven_n no_o fear_n that_o have_v any_o torment_n in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n anger_n or_o of_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n any_o more_o yet_o when_o love_n be_v perfect_v a_o holy_a reverential_a fear_n shall_v be_v perfect_v together_o with_o it_o obj._n 2._o fear_n be_v of_o some_o evil_n but_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a good_a and_o therefore_o no_o proper_a object_n of_o fear_n ans_fw-fr 1._o as_o moralist_n speak_v of_o fear_n it_o be_v of_o evil_a and_o evil_a to_o come_v for_o if_o the_o evil_n be_v present_a than_o not_o the_o passion_n of_o fear_n but_o sorrow_n be_v exercise_v about_o it_o but_o though_o thus_o god_n be_v not_o proper_o and_o direct_o the_o object_n of_o fear_n he_o be_v the_o object_n of_o fear_n indirect_o as_o one_o that_o may_v inflict_v evil_a yea_o great_a evil_o than_o other_o can_v so_o we_o shall_v fear_v he_o who_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n mat._n 10.28_o yea_o as_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a we_o shall_v fear_v the_o loss_n of_o he_o as_o the_o great_a evil_n thus_o we_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n hos_fw-la 3.5_o that_o he_o be_v goodness_n itself_o infinite_o good_a it_o be_v best_o for_o we_o to_o enjoy_v he_o it_o be_v the_o creature_n high_a felicity_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o he_o and_o admit_v to_o a_o bless_a fruition_n of_o he_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n to_o lose_v the_o favour_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n the_o loss_n of_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v certain_o the_o great_a loss_n that_o ever_o befall_v we_o what_o we_o love_v and_o prize_n we_o fear_v to_o lose_v as_o we_o love_v our_o life_n and_o therefore_o fear_v death_n thus_o if_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v love_v above_o all_o as_o the_o chief_a good_a the_o loss_n of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v above_o all_o loss_n as_o the_o great_a evil_n 2._o the_o grace_n of_o fear_n be_v a_o more_o free_a ingenuous_a thing_n than_o the_o passion_n of_o fear_n the_o grace_n of_o fear_n include_v reverence_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o that_o which_o excite_v reverence_n be_v a_o apprehension_n of_o god_n infinite_a excellency_n and_o his_o sovereign_a authority_n job_n 13.11_o shall_v not_o his_o excellency_n make_v you_o afraid_a job_n 25.2_o dominion_n and_o fear_n be_v with_o he_o for_o his_o majesty_n and_o dominion_n he_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v god_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o infinite_o above_o we_o though_o we_o shall_v not_o apprehend_v he_o to_o be_v against_o we_o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o question_n how_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n may_v be_v know_v 1._o by_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n arise_v from_o a_o sound_a knowledge_n of_o god_n spiritual_a knowledge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o be_v the_o groundwork_n of_o all_o save_a grace_n and_o they_o that_o know_v not_o god_n aright_o can_v fear_v god_n aright_o pro._n 15.33_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o instruction_n of_o wisdom_n junius_n and_o tremel_n read_v it_o thus_o anteit_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la jehovae_fw-la eruditio_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la the_o instruction_n of_o wisdom_n go_v before_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o solomon_n pray_v 1_o king_n 8.43_o that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v know_v thy_o name_n to_o fear_v thou_o so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o his_o attribute_n the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v 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