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1890 182 It is instructive to note how Paul describes, if not defining, the Spirit we have received. It is not the spirit of fearfulness that characterised the heathen religions, which, where they ceased to be frivolous, appealed to human misgivings and apprehensions, making clear at any rate that man has a conscience. It need hardly he said that "reverence and godly fear" are another thing; nor can the attitude of the seraph, who, having six wings, used but two for flying and four for veiling his face and his feet, be forgotten by a child of God. Lowly reverence and self-abasement go hand in hand with the fullest confidence and repose in the Divine favour.