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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	affection_n	heart_n	whole_a	1,356	5	5.1333	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91431	A farewel sermon preached in VVake-Field, January 1, 1655 By Thomas Parker, Master of Arts, late minister of that church.	Parker, Thomas, Minister of Wake-Field.	1656 (1656)	Wing P476; ESTC R229920	24,920	28

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat 8.26 carnally fearfull so the word signifies if you look Revel 21.8 and why because 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they were of little faith and this fear is directly sinfull when we fear the creature more then the Creator blessed for ever This is that fear the Lord speaks of Isa 8.12 Fear not their fear and our blessed Saviour Luke 12.4 5. Fear not them that kill the body c. And though this fear may have and frequently hath natural weaknes for its foundation yet it is only then sinfull where nature outvies grace and self interests are more valued then the glory of God I deny not but there is a fear due to man upon Gods account Rom. 13.6 Fear to whom fear c. there is a reverence due to the persons and a regard to be had to the Laws of men But God being alone the proper object of our fear makes that fear which is due to man due to him only in and for the Lord whose image he beareth in a more high and eminent manner by vertue of some Authority or dignity derived to him from God who is the Fountain of honour and whose sole propriety it is to ordain powers the words implying both invention and ratification Rom. 13.1 the Powers that be are ordained of God 3. There is a spiritual fear and that is a filial reverential fear of God arising partly from a sense of want in our selves which fear commonly supposeth and partly from the apprehension of Gods excellency not in his greatnesse only but also in its goodnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This is that fear which keeps the whole man in a religious respect a holy dreadfulnesse a sweet dependance upon God that commands him to walk as in the presence of God that his whole conversation seems one undiscontinued holy and religious adoration take that one example of Joseph Gen. 30. This is that we call the grace of fear the affection of fear is in all men naturally but the grace of the fear of God is a part of Sanctification and is not found but in the elect natural and carnal fear betray the succours of the soul but this strengthens and confirms it I call it spiritual first from the Object which is God second from the efficient or working cause of this fear which is the Spirit of God called therefore the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord Isay 11.2 Thirdly from the Subject the inward or spiritual man hence is the fear of God inward and spiritual the worship of the mind the heart the conscience will and affections all hereby carried out to God Fourthly From that spiritual work or effect it hath upon the soul spiritualizing and sanctifying both our selves and our sacrifices changing the whole man from a carnal worldly sensual selfish interest to a holy heavenly spiritual frame of heart Now this spiritual fear may either be taken generally and so it includes all graces and gracious dispositions of spirit As faith includes all Evangelical graces in the New-Testament so doth the fear of God in the Old compare Prov. 13.14 with Prov. 14.27 Or else more particularly for that single grace whereby the Soul is over-awed with the excellencies of God the greatnesse of God working the fear of him as a Judge and the goodnesse of God working the same fear as a father It would be a task too large for the small time I have to spend to run through all the branches properties and effects of this fear I shall now speak only to a few of them and those the most useful for you in reference to the present times and your present wants there are no words like those in due season Pro. 25.11 or upon their wheels you shall have them without nicenesse or affectation the common itch of the Pulpit according to my wonted manner with all plainnesse plain instructions best beseem a dying father and are the best remembred by his children I shall now wave all other accounts and present it to you as a New-years gift a rich Ring set with precious stones which I shall desire may be continually worn and carried about with you And first to fear God is to have faith in him a precious stone this is called by St. Peter precious faith without this we can neither fear him nor please him 2 Pet. 1.1 What the Apostle saies Rom. 10.14 how shall they call on him in whom they have not beleeved the like we may say of other graces how can we either love or serve or fear or glorifie God except we believe in him it was faith that made Enoch's work acceptable and was the ground of the translating there spoken of whether the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. 11.5 mean exemption from death as Elias is said to have been under the Moral Law or some other deliverance it matters not certainly it was through faith the Embleme of the Gospel it is sometimes called the mouth and the ear Crede mandu casti August 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but most properly the eye of the Soul hereby we see through the things of this world and above them we meet with an object worth our loving and looking on we see Christ and God in Christ and in him mercy peace salvation we look out of our selves Heb. 12.2 and meet with Gospel truth righteousnesse in another a Surety a Mediator we see the brazen Serpent that cures out wounded souls John 3.14 therefore the words here used for fear is by the LXX in the seventh verse of this Chapter rendred to see noting that to fear God and have faith in him is to see God and beyond reason to have an in-sight into those Mysteries which were denyed to the Angels 2 Pet. 1.12 As the eye in the body is the Organ by which we see things visible so is faith in the soul to see the things of God hereby we peep through the Curtains of earth and mortality and take a view of Heavens Treasures Hence come our great priviledges union with Christ Eph. 3.17 and consequently an intimate and familiar communion with him in his promises Sonship Victories Intercessions Faith is that spiritual Ligament that makes us one with Christ Other graces as Love Patience Meekness c may be the grounds of a moral Union and make a man like Christ but it is faith only that is the foundation of a mystical Union and makes a Beleever one with Christ I do not intend to insist upon the Nature Properties and Effects of Faith I have heretofore made them out to you My present Task relates to the present times and your-both present and future benefit There is not any grace more disesteemed and misesteemed slighted and mis-judged then this branch of Divine fear Let me therefore commend to you two main Remembrances to be treasured up by you when your eyes shall be deprived of your Teacher And First I would advise you ever to set