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fear_n page_n 200_o five_o consideration_n to_o make_v afraid_a page_n 201_o 1._o there_o be_v preparation_n for_o grace_n which_o be_v not_o grace_n ibid._n 2._o there_o be_v image_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v not_o grace_n page_n 208_o 3._o there_o be_v some_o property_n of_o gracious_a person_n which_o be_v no_o certain_a evidence_n of_o grace_n page_n 209_o 4._o there_o be_v no_o one_o grace_n which_o be_v real_o so_o which_o will_v put_v we_o out_o of_o doubt_n page_n 212_o 5._o whatever_o you_o have_v short_a of_o saving-grace_n it_o may_v go_v back_o and_o you_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o worse_a state_n than_o ever_o you_o be_v in_o before_o page_n 213_o objection_n against_o put_v christian_n in_o fear_n answer_v page_n 218_o 2._o how_o this_o fear_n will_v work_v towards_o a_o far_a search_n page_n 221_o three_o infallible_a mark_n of_o sincerity_n to_o settle_v the_o fear_v soul_n 1._o a_o resolve_a choice_n of_o god_n for_o our_o portion_n and_o happiness_n page_n 257_o 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man_n misery_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v with_o respect_n to_o these_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o never_o fear_v but_o what_o be_v the_o bless_a fear_n or_o what_o be_v there_o in_o it_o in_o short_a it_o be_v this_o it_o be_v such_o on_o aversation_n of_o the_o heart_n from_o all_o manner_n of_o future_a evil_n whether_o of_o sin_n or_o of_o misery_n which_o we_o apprehend_v ourselves_o in_o danger_n of_o as_o puts_z the_o soul_n upon_o make_v the_o best_a provision_n it_o can_v for_o its_o security_n against_o they_o the_o matter_n or_o object_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v sin_n together_o with_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o the_o form_n or_o proper_a nature_n of_o it_o be_v a_o aversion_n or_o start_v back_o or_o shrink_v in_o from_o it_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v to_o put_v the_o soul_n to_o its_o shift_n for_o its_o own_o security_n against_o it_o there_o be_v employ_v or_o include_v in_o it_o these_o follow_v particular_n 1._o there_o be_v understanding_n in_o it_o psal_n 111.10_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n a_o good_a understanding_n have_v they_o that_o do_v it_o they_o be_v wise_a and_o understand_a man_n that_o fear_v as_o we_o love_v not_o so_o neither_o do_v we_o fear_v but_o who_o or_o what_o we_o have_v some_o apprehension_n of_o our_o affection_n follow_v our_o apprehension_n as_o our_o love_n we_o can_v love_v but_o what_o we_o apprehend_v to_o be_v good_a so_o our_o fear_n we_o can_v fear_v but_o what_o we_o apprehend_v to_o be_v evil_a our_o mistake_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o inordinate_a working_n of_o our_o affection_n when_o we_o apprehend_v that_o to_o be_v good_a which_o be_v not_o good_a we_o love_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o love_v when_o we_o apprehend_v that_o to_o be_v evil_a which_o be_v not_o evil_a we_o fear_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v when_o we_o apprehend_v that_o to_o be_v good_a which_o be_v evil_a we_o love_v what_o we_o shall_v fear_v and_o when_o we_o apprehend_v that_o to_o be_v 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be_o like_a to_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a hunger-bitten_a melancholic_a forsake_a soul_n if_o i_o harken_v to_o christ_n away_o say_v the_o flesh_n no_o more_o treaty_n about_o any_o such_o thing_n which_o do_v so_o evident_o tend_v to_o thy_o prejudice_n and_o undo_n 2._o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v against_o it_o the_o flesh_n hang_v towards_o earth_n and_o sin_n and_o be_v contrary_n to_o god_n and_o holiness_n rom._n 8.5_o those_o that_o be_v after_o the_o flesh_n do_v mind_n or_o savour_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o do_v hang_v back_o from_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a what_o be_v this_o way_n of_o life_n that_o christ_n call_v i_o to_o it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o i_o my_o very_a nature_n disgust_n it_o my_o temper_n and_o genius_n be_v against_o it_o i_o be_v never_o acquaint_v with_o nor_o accustom_v to_o such_o a_o way_n and_o i_o can_v abide_v it_o this_o preciseness_n and_o this_o scrupulosity_n and_o tenderness_n i_o have_v more_o 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