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A18125
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A sermon of the nature and necessitie of godly feare Preached in the Cathedrall Church of Chester, in September, 1614.
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Case, William, 1584 or 5-1634.
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STC 4766; ESTC S118534
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apostle_n call_v spiritum_fw-la seruitutis_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n 8.15_o rom._n 8.15_o and_o the_o filial_a fear_n from_o that_o which_o he_o call_v spiritum_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n for_o we_o have_v not_o say_v he_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n to_o fear_v again_o but_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n both_o of_o they_o the_o good_a work_n of_o god_n most_o holy_a spirit_n the_o filial_a fear_n he_o work_v only_o in_o his_o elect_a child_n the_o servile_a fear_n both_o in_o the_o elect_a and_o the_o reprobate_n though_o not_o unto_o the_o same_o end_n but_o in_o the_o reprobate_a as_o a_o pledge_n and_o beginning_n of_o future_a and_o great_a punishment_n and_o in_o his_o elect_a as_o it_o be_v a_o entrance_n into_o grace_n whereby_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v admonish_v to_o forbear_v sin_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o a_o christian_a man_n be_v a_o hypostasis_fw-la consist_v of_o two_o nature_n which_o the_o scripture_n note_v out_o by_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o old_a man_n and_o the_o new_a and_o such_o like_a therefore_o be_v both_o of_o these_o fear_n require_v the_o one_o to_o restrain_v the_o power_n of_o sin_n the_o other_o to_o set_v forward_o the_o power_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o not_o both_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o respect_n for_o although_o in_o a_o christian_a the_o servile_a fear_n can_v be_v want_v because_o that_o as_o in_o a_o bad_a way_n we_o have_v as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o need_v of_o a_o bridle_n then_o a_o spur_n so_o we_o as_o it_o be_v ride_v on_o through_o the_o rough_a and_o thorny_a path_n of_o sin_n have_v in_o that_o respect_n more_o need_n of_o that_o fear_n to_o hold_v we_o back_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v parallele_v with_o the_o filial_a fear_n nor_o to_o be_v account_v a_o true_a and_o essential_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o honour_n but_o only_o as_o a_o 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the_o sweet_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o sum_n the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n be_v more_o afraid_a to_o deserve_v punishment_n then_o to_o suffer_v punishment_n now_o for_o the_o second_o that_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v it_o may_v be_v also_o doubt_v that_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v we_o in_o his_o word_n to_o fear_v our_o parent_n 6.5_o levit._fw-la 19.3_o rom._n 13.4.7_o ephes_n 6.5_o to_o fear_v the_o magistrate_n the_o governor_n which_o he_o have_v set_v over_o we_o how_o be_v he_o say_v only_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o what_o proportion_n be_v there_o between_o that_o fear_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o that_o which_o we_o be_v to_o give_v unto_o man_n what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o god_n only_o and_o no_o other_o beside_o he_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v in_o these_o two_o respect_n and_o limitation_n simpliciter_fw-la and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la simple_o and_o 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