The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Sixthly, Faith keeps from fear by bringing in the spirit of Jesus Christ into the Soul, and makes the Soul partaker of the spirit of Christ: Now Christ is called the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah, Revel. 5.5. He was full of courage, and did not fear any thing which opposed him in his way: now every Christian doth partake of the Lion-like spirit of Christ, and hath something of it in him, and that puts strength & courage into him.

Sixthly, Faith keeps from feare by bringing in the spirit of Jesus Christ into the Soul, and makes the Soul partaker of the spirit of Christ: Now Christ is called the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah, Revel. 5.5. He was full of courage, and did not feare any thing which opposed him in his way: now every Christian doth partake of the Lion-like spirit of Christ, and hath something of it in him, and that puts strength & courage into him.

In Isa. 11.2. We read of the spirit of Christ that he was anointed withal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, spirit of counsel, and might, the spirit of knowledge, and the fear of the Lord. Wheresoever the spirit of Christ is, there is a spirit of might and strength, that will not easily yield to fear It is a sign of a poor low spirit, to lie down and fear every thing that is never so little fearful: but a spirit that is magnanimous, and a raised spirit will not easily fear. The spirit of Christ is a magnanimous glorious spirit, he hath the same spirit with his Father, and so those that are ⟨p. 37⟩Christs come to have the same spirit of the Son and of the Father with them. And therefore saith Saint Paul in 2 Tim. 1.7. We have not received the Spirit of fear, but of power. The Spirit of Christ hath a great deal of power and strength in it, and when faith brings in the spirit of Christ it must needs help against fear.