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yea_o and_o reduce_v he_o to_o a_o more_o secure_a and_o senseless_a state_n than_o ever_o before_o wherein_o he_o may_v abide_v and_o never_o know_v fear_n or_o trouble_v more_o till_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n and_o all_o the_o evil_n he_o former_o fear_v be_v come_v upon_o he_o to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o he_o can_v no_o long_o escape_v beware_v of_o this_o folly_n sinner_n have_v god_n convince_v thou_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o thy_o danger_n and_o pierce_v thy_o very_a entrail_n with_o a_o sense_n of_o that_o wrath_n that_o hang_v over_o thy_o head_n do_v not_o seek_v ease_n in_o any_o other_o way_n but_o by_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o thy_o fear_n be_v not_o such_o a_o child_n as_o to_o think_v of_o hide_v thyself_o from_o danger_n by_o shut_v thy_o eye_n from_o see_v it_o it_o be_v a_o poor_a cure_n of_o a_o disease_n thy_o be_v lay_v to_o sleep_v that_o thou_o may_v feel_v no_o pain_n beware_v of_o run_v into_o the_o herd_n again_o for_o 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purchase_v thy_o peace_n on_o such_o term_n as_o thy_o everlasting_a ruin_n then_o return_v to_o thy_o secure_a presumptuous_a state_n objection_n but_o i_o have_v confidence_n in_o god_n and_o yet_o i_o hope_v i_o be_o not_o presumptuous_a i_o have_v good_a ground_n for_o my_o confidence_n i_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v believe_v in_o christ_n and_o have_v joy_n and_o peace_n in_o believe_v and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v now_o go_v on_o my_o way_n rejoice_v in_o hope_n of_o everlasting_a salvation_n answer_n 1._o but_o have_v thou_o examine_v the_o ground_n of_o thy_o confidence_n whether_o they_o be_v sound_a or_o not_o have_v thou_o put_v thy_o faith_n to_o the_o trial_n whether_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n what_o enquiry_n have_v thou_o make_v into_o that_o change_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o thou_o thou_o may_v examine_v and_o yet_o be_v unsound_a examination_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o discover_v sincerity_n but_o no_o mark_n 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343._o at_o the_o begin_n of_o l._n 26._o add_v the_o figure_n 2_o but_o the_o chief_a fault_n be_v in_o the_o page_n viz._n after_o p._n 224._o instead_o of_o 225._o be_v 257._o and_o after_o p._n 320._o be_v p._n 305._o and_o after_o p._n 320_o again_o be_v 337._o but_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o all_o come_v in_o in_o its_o order_n the_o only_a error_n herein_o be_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o page_n godly_a fear_n or_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o fear_n and_o its_o usefulness_n etc._n etc._n prov_n 28.14_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o you_o will_v not_o expect_v that_o i_o spend_v time_n in_o inquire_v after_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n or_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n if_o you_o consider_v the_o book_n in_o which_o they_o be_v find_v the_o book_n of_o proverb_n wherein_o many_o precious_a truth_n be_v lay_v and_o pack_v 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that_o be_v as_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o may_v be_v inlet_n or_o instrument_n or_o temptation_n to_o sin_n and_o so_o may_v expose_v he_o to_o danger_n but_o the_o word_n be_v always_o that_o fear_v at_o all_o time_n that_o be_v never_o secure_a the_o doctrine_n that_o i_o shall_v hence_o insist_v upon_o be_v this_o doct._n a_o life_n of_o holy_a fear_n be_v a_o bless_a life_n in_o the_o open_n hereof_o i_o shall_v more_o particular_o inquire_v 1._o what_o that_o fear_n be_v to_o which_o blessedness_n be_v pronounce_v 2._o what_o that_o blessedness_n be_v which_o be_v pronounce_v to_o this_o fear_n in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o i_o shall_v together_o give_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 1._o what_o that_o fear_n be_v to_o which_o blessedness_n be_v pronounce_v there_o be_v a_o fear_n that_o be_v our_o weakness_n as_o 1._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o fainthearted_a a_o natural_a pusillanimity_n or_o cowardice_n there_o be_v such_o weak_a spirit_n in_o who_o every_o little_a 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fine_a etc._n etc._n and_o thereby_o scruple_n themselves_o out_o of_o their_o convenient_a food_n and_o all_o comely_a apparel_n some_o poor_a melancholic_a christian_n dare_v not_o pray_v for_o fear_n of_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a dare_v not_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o all_o for_o fear_v of_o come_v unworthy_o in_o this_o fear_n there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a there_o be_v something_o good_a a_o aversion_n from_o sin_n and_o tenderness_n of_o run_v into_o it_o and_o there_o be_v something_o evil_a a_o sinful_a mistake_n count_v that_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a as_o we_o may_v not_o call_v evil_a good_a so_o neither_o may_v we_o call_v good_a evil_n this_o weakness_n as_o it_o be_v evil_a so_o it_o be_v mischievous_a too_o it_o lead_v we_o into_o sin_n we_o may_v sometime_o sin_v for_o fear_n of_o sin_n and_o it_o bring_v we_o into_o bondage_n we_o may_v say_v concern_v this_o fear_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n heb._n 2.15_o there_o be_v some_o who_o through_o fear_n of_o sin_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n of_o the_o two_o it_o be_v much_o a_o less_o evil_a than_o the_o other_o extreme_a better_a a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n than_o a_o dissolute_a conscience_n better_a strain_n at_o a_o gnat_n than_o swallow_v a_o camel_n there_o be_v less_o danger_n in_o be_v fright_v at_o a_o bugbear_n than_o not_o afraid_a of_o a_o bear_n whatever_o there_o be_v in_o nicety_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o comparison_n of_o licentiousness_n yet_o this_o fear_n this_o groundless_a &_o mistake_a fear_n be_v a_o evil_a and_o to_o be_v suppress_v there_o be_v a_o fear_n which_o be_v man_n great_a wickedness_n a_o fear_n of_o religion_n and_o righteousness_n a_o fear_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o severity_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o those_o suffering_n it_o may_v expose_v they_o to_o sometime_o man_n fear_v the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n they_o 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