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Ianitor Animae: THE SOVLES PORTER To caſt out ſinne, and to keepe out ſinne.
A TREATISE Of the Feare of God.
WRITTEN By WILLIAM PRICE, Batchelour of Divinitie, and Vicar of Brigſtocke in Northamptonſhire.
The feare of God is the beginning of wiſedome.
PRO. 1 7.
Let us heare the concluſion of all, Feare God.
Eccleſ. 12.13.
Timor praeſens ſecuritatem generat ſempiternam.
Aug.
LONDON, Printed by I. D. for Iohn Cowper at the holy Lambe at the Eaſt end of S. Pauls Church. 1638.
TO THE RIGHT Honourable, the Lord WILLIAM, E…rl… of S…t…bury, Vi…ount C…t… b…rre, Ba…on of …ſſ…t…, Captain of his Majeſtie… Penſi…ne s, Knight of the n…ble order of the Garter, one of his Majeſties moſt hon…u…able privie Councell, and his moſt noble Patron; Together with the right honorable, the Lady …ath…ine, C…un…lle of S…lt…ury, and his moſt noble L…dy; h… …o…thy exa…ples of t…e … and pra…tiz… o… time pr…t… …nd religion, Wi…liam Price their devoted O…t… and Chaplaine wi…h…th th… b…ſt of bleſſin…s f…om the b…ſt of B…in…s.
May it pleaſe your H…urs;
I Prefix your worthy & great names afore this plain and unpoliſhed Diſcourſe: not that I intend to thruſt my pen into any quarrelſome theam, that may provoke the fury of the Dans of this world,Gen. 49.17 that ſerpent-like lye in the paths, to bite the heele of every paſſenger; betweene whom and mee, I ſhould intreat your Honors as a ſcreen, to interpoſe, to hide me from their rage. For ſurely, no Chriſtian hath ſo farre changed his humanity with a beaſt, or caſt himſelfe ſo many degrees behinde the purblinde Gentiles, as profeſſedly to beare armes againſt a Booke honoured with the title of the Feare of God. Neither dare I over-weeningly preſume, that there is any thing in the ſtile or conveyance of the ſubject in hand, that meriteth an admiſſion into your Honours cloſets, much leſſe into the Cabinet of your more ſerious thoughts, or that may attract an eye of favour from you. My weekly labouring in Gods Harveſt, forbids pompe in language, and ambition of quotation. Next the advancement of Gods glory (which as our ultimate end, ought to regulate, moderate, ſtint, and bound our actions) the ſcope that I levell at, is the unfeigned expreſſion of my gratitude, and ſervice, which your conſtant countenance, your undeſerved bounty, your propitious acceptance of my meane fore-paſt labours, doth more than challenge from me, who deſires no longer to draw his breath, than hee ſhall ſtudy to approve himſelfe
Your Honours Chaplain in all humble obſervance, William Price.
The Contents of the ſeverall Chapters in this Treatiſe.
CHAP. I. THE Introduction, p. 1.
Chap. 2. Of the nature and kindes both of feare in generall, and of the feare of God in particular. p. 5.
Chap. 3. How God being the chiefeſt good, can bee feared. p. 40
Chap. 4. Whether Adam in the ſtate of innocencie feared God? and whether the Angels and Saints in heaven feare God? p. 45
Chap. 5. How the feare of God can ſtand with the love of God, with ioy, faith and hope in God. p. 48
Chap. 6. How far the filiall feare of God may ſtand with the fear of man. p. 56
Chap. 7. Whether the feare of Judgement he contrary to the filiall feare of God? p. 76
Chap. 8. The proper diſtinguiſhable ſymptomes of the feare of God: and firſt of thoſe abſolute ſignes that diſcover the eſſentiall ingredients that conſtitute the genuine fear of God. 81
Chap. 9. Of thoſe ſignes that put a difference betweene the ſlaviſh and the filiall feare of God. p. 108
Chap. 10. Of thoſe ſignes that diſcover whe…her wee feare God more than man, or man more than God? 131
Chap. 11. A dehortation from thoſe ſins that are contrary to the feare of God: and firſt of carnal ſecurity, with the remedies thereof. p. 156
Chap. 12. Of audacious preſumption in ſinning, and the antidot againſt it. 178
Chap. 13. Of ſuperſtitious feare, and the counterpoyſon againſt it. p. 204
Chap. 14. Of the ſervile feare of God. p. 215
Chap. 15. Of the exceſſive feare of the creature. 219
Chap. 16. A ſerious exhortation to the feare of God: and firſt of the maner how we ought to feare God. 226
Chap. 17. The meanes whereby the feare of God may bee wrought and increaſed p. 248
Chap. 18. Arguments for, and motives unto the feare of God p. 253
Perlegi librum hunc, cui titulus eſt, Ianitor Animae, cumque typis mandari permitto.
Sa Baker. Ex aedibus Londin. Maij penult. 1637.