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A90384	The fear of God: vvhat it is, and exhorted to as one of the great lessons God calls upon men to learn by his great dispensations in the last days. In a sermon preached unto the Church of Christ meeting in Petty France London, the tenth day of the sixth month. Anno 1656. By the faithful servant of Christ John Pendarves a little before his death.	Pendarves, John, 1622-1656.	1657 (1657)	Wing P1137; Thomason E907_3; ESTC R3183	20,112	38

consider That this glorious qualification of the fear of God fitted Christ for the great work of his Mediatorship Mal. 2.5 My Covenant was with him of life and peace for the fear wherewith he feared mee and was afraid before my Name And in Isaiah 11.2 3. which is a Prophesie of Christ it is said The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him the Spirit of wisdome and understanding the Spirit of counsel and might the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord And doubtless this is a most blessed qualification to fit a man for any work for God hee that hath the fear of God in his heart dares not take the gain of oppression nor do any thing that is evill and unrighteous See it in good Nehemiah Chap. 5. vers 15. speaking of the former Governors how they oppressed and tyrannized over the people but saith he So did not I because of the Fear of God That man that truly fears God trembles before him and stands in awe of the Great God continually And thus you see how this Fear of God fits men to serve Gods designs in their generation and therefore this is one lesson that God would have men to learn by his great works in these last dayes But Secondly The other is like to this viZ. To have respect to the glory of Gods Name God hath alwayes laid aside a people that were selfish and did not minde the advancement of his Name See Mal. 1.10 11. saith God Who is there even among you that would shut the door for nought neither do you kindle a fire on my Altar for nought What follows I have no pleasure in you saith the Lord of Hoasts neither will I accept an offering at your hand Why so For from the rising of the Sun to the going down of the same my NAME shall bee great among the Gentiles c. as if God should say These are not a people which will bee seeking my Name and my glory and will do nothing in my service without a present reward therefore I will shake them off and will not accept an offering from their hand A narrow hearted self-seeking man is unfit to follow God in his great works for those which will honour God and give glory to his Name they must trust God for their daily bread and above all things minde the hallowing and advancing of Gods Name and if they will make it good in earnest that they are followers of Christ they must be ready to follow the Lord to the loss of ALL. For saith Christ He that hates not father and mother wife and children brethren and sisters yea and his own life also he cannot be my disciple Luke 14.26 And this is made by God the distinguishing difference between those that fear God and those that fear him not Mal. 3.14 15 16. you may there read of a people that though they gave God some outward service yet they looked not at the glory of God but their own advantage and therefore they cry out It is in vain to serve God and what profit is it that wee have kept his Ordinances c. And this is that which a hypocrite looks at in his serving God even his own profit and advantage And here I would a little note to you the practise of this Nation especially their Ministry that Ordinances which brings no profit to the Ministers as namely the great Ordinance of Excommunication which tends to vindicate the Name of God in the earth and to distinguish the precious from the vile yet because this Ordinance of casting out brings them no profit how have they cast it out from among them whiles other things that bring them in profit they appear zealous for And are there not many that seem ready to serve God and his cause but if wee look thoroughly upon them is not their Eye rather upon their own profit than Gods glory But to return to Malachy you have also mention there made of a people that Feared the Lord and what they did in that day verse 17. of which one thing is That they thought upon Gods Name And you may see what notice God takes of it and how hee will reward them for it and this is the distinguishing difference between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not vers last And thus you may see how these blessed qualifications of the Fear of God and Respect to his Name will fit persons to bee used in the great works God hath to do in the last dayes and therefore they are the two great Lessons he requireth of them I might for further demonstration of the truth of the point adde a 2 Reason Grounded upon Gods severity against persons for the neglect of these things Gods great controversie with men all along hath been upon this score for not fearing him and giving glory to his Name because they did not fear God before all and honour God above all See Jeremiah 5.24 c. Neither say they in their heart Let us now fear the Lord our God c. And at the 29. verse see what God saith Shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord and shall not my soul bee avenged on such a Nation as this So Mal. 3.5 I will be a swift witness against Sorcerers and Adulterers and false swearers and those that turn aside the stranger from their right and Fear not mee saith the LORD of Hosts And that the judgements of God in the latter dayes shall come upon men for this see that forecited text Rev. 14.7 Fear God and give glory to him for the Hour of his Judgement is come and therefore the way to escape the just Judgements of God that are coming forth Is to fear God and give glory to his Name Quest But some may ask as to the first thing God requires What this fear of God is which is so often spoken of in the Scriptures as that which God doth so much delight in Answ I shall at present tender you with some description of it according to that light and experience which I hope I may truly say the Lord hath communicated to me and you may take it as followeth Description It is a precious effect of the Spirit of Christ in the heart of a Beleever whereby through the discovery of the glory of God in his word and works by Christ and in consideration of the vast disproportion between God and the creature he is made to think highly of God in all his Attributes and to have respect unto all his Commandements The definition is something long but I shall prove the particulars to you and 1 I say It is a precious effect of the Spirit of Christ in the heart of a Beleever hee is the subject of it and there is none else that hath this fear of God in him the Apostle speaking of the wicked Rom. 3.18 saith There is no fear of God before their eyes And

The Fear of God VVhat it is And EXHORTED TO As one of the Great Lessons God calls upon men to learn by his great Dispensations in the last days In a Sermon Preached unto the Church of Christ meeting in Petty France London the Tenth day of the Sixth Month. Anno 1656. By that faithful Servant of Christ John Pendarves a little before his Death LONDON Printed by R. I. for Livewell Chapman and are to be sold at the Crown in Popes-head Alley 1657. TO THE Church of God WHICH He hath purchased with his own Bloud meeting at ABINGDON Precious and Beloved THis Sermon is especially commended to your view as being those which I judge have most right unto it because of that near relation which was between you and the Author of it a taste of whose savoury spirit you may here behold near his Death which you have often heard and seen in his Life it is doubtless a losse yea a very great losse as to Sion in general so especially to you in particular to have such a painful Labourer taken out of the Vineyard but I hope you have learned as in other things so in this to say a Act. 21.14 the Will of the Lord be done this is our comfort that God b Mal. 2.15 hath a residue of the Spirit and hee will never want Instruments to doe his work by if he take away Moses hee will raise up a c Josh 1.1 2. Joshua and if he take away an Elijah he will d 2 King 2.9 double his Spirit upon some Elisha and who knows but God may take away such tall Cedars that some low Shrubs may grow up and be active for God in their generation Surely every such Dispensation as it is a spectacle of our Mortality so it loudly calls us to our duty to e Joh. 9.4 work whiles it is day that with Paul wee may have f 2 Tim. 4 7. fought our fight before we shall finish our course and with David g Acts 13.36 we may serve our generation by the Will of God before we fall asleep As touching the Work it self which you are here presented with it treats concerning the fear of God a Subject which I desire may be as profitable as it is seasonable in this our day wherein though Gods Judgements h Isa 26.9 have been abroad in the earth yet the inhabitants of the World will not learn Righteousness i Psa 36.1 and the transgressions of the wicked doe plainly declare that there is no fear of God before their eyes and if wee look into the Lives of Professors we have cause to fear that there is but little of this filial fear to be found among them which should cause them to k Psa 4.4 stand in awe and not sin and too many there are that profess to fear God that yet fear not to sin against him but how much soever this being neglected yet it appears to bee our duty and that which God calls for from us by vertue of his Supremacy over us If I bee a father where is mine honour and if I be a master where is my fear saith the Lord of Hosts Malachy 1.6 but I shall not Expatiate upon this point but referre you to the Discourse it self for further information concerning which the Reader is to bee further premonished that this Sermon being not intended by the Author for the Press nor his Notes left behind him neither being alive to correct it it may want somewhat of that lustre which otherwise might have attended it yet however to satisfie the desire of some godly Friends as also for the general profit it is here presented to Publick view as fully as it could be taken out of one Short-hand Copy written from his mouth and I desire that the l Deut. 33.16 blessing of him that dwelt in the Bush may goe along with it that the fear of God may hereby be wrought where it is not and increased where it is that those that fear not God may be made to fear him and those that doe fear God may fear him more and more And now Dear Brethren I shall leave it with you as the words of your dying Pastor not doubting but it will be of weight upon your spirits and some satisfaction to you to read his Works when you cannot hear his words this only I shall adde as my desire to you and of you that you would not only read the words but doe the works that his words may be read in your works and your Lives may bee as so many Volumes of his Labours that as on Earth you were his joy so in Heaven you may bee his Crown and as hee is gone before you may follow after and at last meet together and sit down together in the Kingdome of Glory to which place and portion that you with my self may have a safe Conduct is the ardent desire and prayer of Yours in our Head Christ JOHN COX The Fear of God Opened and exhorted too from Revel 15. the former part of the fourth verse Who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorifie thy name BEfore I come to speak more particularly to these words I shall offer something in a more general way in relation to this Book of the Revelations which wee finde commended especially to the Churches of Christ as you may see in Chap. 1. vers 11. What thou seest write in a Book and send it to the seven Churches c. You may take notice of the way and order wherein the Spirit of God walked in the discovery of Truth to the Saints under the Gospel and it is worthy your observation how that first the Spirit of Jesus Christ being poured out upon the Apostles did in the first place by them instruct the people to whom they preached touching those foundation truthes as I may so call them which did especially set forth Gospel-faith and you may observe how the Wisdome of God is very glorious in this way and method wherein the Lord did lead forth the Apostles those Primitive Preachers of the Gospel and those that were under the conduct of the Apostles in their days First The Lord made known to them the Doctrine of Grace in order to their beleeving in the Lord Jesus Christ And then Secondly They were instructed in the Doctrine of Baptisme and after this Thirdly They were gathered into Church Order to waite upon God for further discoveries of truth Fourthly After God had by the Apostles and others in their days set the Churches of Christ in order then Jesus Christ sends this Book of the Revelation to them and I finde it not given to them till then and doubtless that confusion that over-spread that part of the World called Christendome hath sprung very much from those that have preached truth in that they did not first lay down those foundations truths of Faith and Order And though I would not ascribe over much to order yet you