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CHAP. XX All the godly are such as fear the name of God.
BUt to you that fear my name.] Here we come to the third thing, from the de∣description of Christ to the description of the Christian. 1. When they are at worst, Such as fear his name. 2. When at the best, Such as grow as Calves in the Stall. From the for∣mer our Observation is.
That it is the constant disposition of every true Christian (the least of the flock, the meanest in the Kingdom of Heaven) to fear God, and to fear his name. Mal. 3. 16. There they are described to be such as fear the Lord, and thought on his name. Wicked men may fear man, they God; wicked fear death, those sin; they fear Gods wrath, these his name. The highest of the Godly can trust in his name, these can but think on it sometimes; The highest Saint can glory in the name of God and praise it, In God we boast all the day, and praise thy name for ever. All that these poor Saints can do, is to fear, (hardly say they trust in, never yet could say, they glory in) the name of God. Death is to the natural man 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, of all terri∣bles most terrible. The Lord is to the Spiritu∣al man, timendorum maximè timendus, stiled He that is to be feared. And the name of God is to the gracious heart 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Of all dreadfulls the most dreadfull: