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What can endanger, in damage this health? no losses to the estate, no crosses to the flesh. The spiritually-sound man, values all the fortunes of the world, less then the freedom and health of the mind. He that wants this armour is wounded by every blow of affliction. Other security is but a shield of wax against a sword of power. They cannot choose but fear, even where no fear is, and testify their inward guilt and sickness, by their pale and trembling looks. Timida nequitia dat testimonium condemnations, & semper praesumit saeva, perturbata conscientia. Fearful wickedness gives testimony of it own damnation; and the troubled conscience imposeth and presumes to itself terrible things, but the health of faith is health indeed; yea this health is life, a life Angelical, a life Evangelical, whether for obedience or peace: inspired, spirited, sealed, assured by the word of Truth: ¹Which is life to all that find it, and health to all ⟨p. 65⟩their flesh, No fear shall invade him, no troubles involve him, so that he cannot be extricated. For ^othe fear of the Lord tendeth to life, and he that hath it, shall not be visited with evil, His innocency may speed in the world, as deserts in a lottery, be rewarded with a blank. But he in whom he affies, shall put the marrow of health into his bones, distil the sap of grace into his spirit.

What can indanger, in dammage this health? no losses to the estate, no crosses to the flesh. The spiritually-sounde man, values all the fortunes of the world, lesse then the freedome and health of the mind. Hee that wants this armour is wounded by euery blow of affliction. Other security is but a shield of waxe against a sword of power. They cannot chuse but feare, euen where no feare is, and testifie their inward guilt and sicknesse, by their pale and trembling lookes. Timida nequitia dat testimonium condemnations, & semper praesumit saeua, perturbata conscientia. Fearefull wickednesse giues testimony of it owne damnation; and the troubled conscience imposeth and presumes to itselfe terrible things, but the health of faith is health indeed; yea this health is life, a life Angelical, a life Euangelical, whether for obedience or peace: inspired, spirited, sealed, assured by the word of Truth: