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First published in 1700, The Christian’s Reasonable Service (De Redelijke Godsdienst) ran through 20 Dutch editions in the eighteenth century alone! The title is derived from Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” It expresses what God requires from man,...

of it to us—this is not the nature of filial fear, even though the matter itself is good and characteristic of God’s people. The motivation for the filial fear of God is not self-love, but love to God because He is God and with view to His majesty—even if this were to result neither in good nor evil on our behalf. Filial fear is a holy inclination of the heart, generated by God in the hearts of His children, whereby they, out of reverence for God, take careful
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