Puritan quotes on
Fear of God
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“Faith and fear go hand in hand. Faith keeps the heart cheerful, fear keeps the heart serious. Faith keeps the heart from sinking in despair, fear keeps it from floating in presumption.”
“The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much, and God too little.”
“Guilt is to danger, what fire is to gunpowder; a man need not fear to walk among many barrels of powder, if he have no fire about him.”
“Whatever you hear or know of God, know that it is vain and empty unless it descend down into the heart to fashion it to his fear and love.”
“The Christian, like a net, must have both the lead of a godly fear and the cork of a lively faith.”
“Never presume upon sin in hope of secrecy, for though thou mayest cover the candle of creatures with a bushel, yet thou canst not the glorious Sun of righteousness; nothing is hid from his sight.”
“He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”
“Reverence is that affection of the soul which proceeds from deep apprehensions of God and indicates a mind that is much conversant with Him.”
“Christian, let God's distinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. He has put His fear in your heart, and may not have given that blessing to your neighbor.”
“Let them fear death who do not fear sin.”
“He that leaves off prayer leaves off to fear God.”
“He who comes forth fresh from beholding the face of God will never fear the face of man.”
“We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another.”
“Mercy should make us ashamed to sin. Wrath should make us afraid to sin.”
“The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.”
“He may discover some probabilities of pardon; he may indulge some flickering hopes—but these occasional flashes from the dark sky do not soothe his fears.”
“To conclude, exalt the fear of God in your hearts, and let it gain the ascendant over all your other fears.”
“Because we have narrow thoughts of God's holiness, therefore we fear him so little.”
“An offence against the person of a king, is the crime of high treason, it enhances and aggravates the crime.”
“Fear not you their fear; their fear drives them from God to the creature; it first distracts them, and then ensnares them.”
“If our understandings were clarified so far, as to see the immaculateness of his purity, we should then fear him more.”
“His mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him and keep his covenant.”
“When a spark of God's wrath flies into their conscience, or they are in fear of death, then they will fall to their confessions.”
“The sight and knowledge of the great God is to the sinful man the most dreadful thing in the world; and is that which makes confession of sin so rare and wonderful a thing.”
“Is it not shamefully undervaluing the great God, and too much magnifying poor impotent man—to fear and tremble at creatures, while God is in the midst of us?”
“The fear of God is animœ vigil & custos, it is the sentinel and guard of the soul, which is very vigilant that no temptation may enter in, nor no corruption may pass out. 2.”
“If ever you will get above the power of your own fears in a suffering day make haste to clear your interest in Christ, and your pardon in his blood before that evil day come.”
“There are many atheists, whose whole care is to preserve life.”
“Who would be afraid to pass through an army, though all the soldiers should turn their swords and guns toward him, if the commander of that army were his friend or father?”
“Who can dwell with devouring fire!" Think of the extremity of pain and anguish, which is prepared for you!”