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Moſt Men are ſo intangled with Thoughts and Care of this Life, that they never think on GOD. as are pious tho they muſt be ſometimes with World thinking on it and applying themſelves to  yet GOD in their Dwelling place. They retire themſelves from it, ſo much as their Condition and in the World will well allow, and withdrawing themſelves from it come unto GOD. Such as are more perfect do converſe with the World, and with preſent Things with a great deal of Reſerve: Their Souls ſtill bending towards GOD: To that while they minding their worldy Affairs, GOD is not  ſhut out of their minds, but they are in a ſort continually with him.

Thou, even Thou are to be feared, and who may ſtand in Thy ſight, if once Thou be angry? Beſides that Reverence and awful Regard, which the perfect Creatures. even the Angels and Spirits of Man made perfect, being apprehenſive of the glorious and infinite Perſections of GOD, have for the Divine Majeſtie, we poor Mortals being ſo frail, weak and corrupt, and ſo bring in Hazard to be induced to  againſt him, and provoke him to anger and diſpleaſure againſt us, have reaſon to fear on the account of his infinite Purity and Holineſs, his Power and Juſtice, and to be apprehenſive of loſing his Favour and loving kindneſs, which is valuable above all things.