Hence it is that the _Spirit_ of the fear of the _Lord_ was poured upon the _Lord Jesus_ himself. This _feare_ is an holy _awe_ or _reverence_ proper to a true and heavenly ingenuous child of _God_, even (first and chiefly) to _Christ Jesus_, the _elder Brother_ (in a sence) of all the _children_ of _God_. To cherish which holy _fear_ of _God_, let us cast our eyes upon the fiery flashes of his severe _justice_ revealed unto us in a three-fold time, the time _past_, _present_, and to _come_. [Sidenote: The dreadfull rejection of the Angels] For the time past, how dreadfull is that we finde of the _rejection_ and _ejection_ of so many glorious heavenly Spirits the _Angels_, tumbled down for their sin of _Pride_, from the heighth of _Heaven_, and their glorious attendance upon _God_, to the depth of _Hell_ in horrible _slavery_ to everlasting sinnes and torments. [Sidenote: The dreadfull sentence upon all mankind.] How dreadfull was that dolefull _Sentence_ upon the whole race of _mankinde_, for the Sin of the first _root_, our first _Parents_ in _Paradice_? How wonderfull those _Plagues_ and _Destructions_ upon _Pharaoh_ and the land of _Ægypt_, for their oppressing Gods people. [Sidenote: The destruction of _Egypt_ and _Sodom_, & the whole world.] And (before that) how fearfull and horrible was that _destruction_ and _burning_ up of _Sodom_, and _Gomorrah_ and other _Cities_ with _fire_ and _brimstone_ from Heaven? And (before both these) how wonderfully fearefull and universall was, the _destruction_ of the whole _world_, in that choaking, and All-o'erwhelming _flood_ or _deluge_. [Sidenote: Fearfull stroaks of Gods justice upon _Israel_.] How fearfull were the stroaks of _Gods_ displeasure upon his owne people of _Israel_, in their many _Destructions_ and _Captivities_? How fearfull the rejection of the ten _Tribes_ wholly swallowed up and lost for so many _ages_ and _generations_? [Sidenote: Upon the _Jews_ and _Jerusalem_.] How lamentable were the _destructions_ (and especiall that by _Titus_ and _Vespasion_) of the holy _City_, that glorious _Jerusalem_, in the slaughter and captivity of 1100000 thousand _Jewes_, _men_, _women_ and _children_? How fearfull was the rejection of that whole _Nation_ of the _Jewes_, ever since but a _curse_ and a _scorne_ to all the rest of the _Nations_ of the world to this day? [Sidenote: Upon the Son of his love the _Lord Jesus_.] And (above all) who can but tremble at the _impartiall flames_ of _Gods justice_ on that _green_ and _innocent_ tree, his owne, and only begotten son _Christ Jesus_, when he stood surety in the room of _sinners_ to make _satisfaction_ for their _transgressions_? _Object._ Grant _Gods justice_ and _fierce wrath_ to be so hot, so fiery and fearfull towards his _enemies_, yet, what need his _children_ fear his _justice_, since that it is satisfied and his wrath appeased towards his people, by the _sufferings_ and _blood-shed_ of _Christ Jesus_.