The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

It is reported of Illaria meeting with thieves, say they are you not afraid? no saith he I have nothing ⟨p. 38⟩to loose: but We will Kill thee; saith he, I am prepared to die And to a Heart seeing it hath nothing to loose, and it is prepared to die, it doth not fear; it values no evil in the creature, nor any good in it, and therefore it is not afraid: Now it is faith that glorious and mighty grace, takes the heart off from all creature Evil, and creature good: and by this you may know the work of Faith in your Souls; When you feel a principle within you taking you from the creature, and lifting you above creature comforts, and creature evils, that is the glorious work of Faith. And that is the Seventh thing.

It is reported of Illaria meeting with theeves, say they are you not affraid? no saith he I have nothing ⟨p. 38⟩to loose: but We will Kill thee; saith he, I am prepared to die And to a Heart seeing it hath nothing to loose, and it is prepared to die, it doth not fear; it values no evil in the creature, nor any good in it, and therefore it is not affraid: Now it is faith that glorious and mighty grace, takes the heart off from all creature Evil, and creature good: and by this you may know the work of Faith in your Souls; When you feel a principle within you taking you from the creature, and lifting you aboue creature comforts, and creature evils, that is the glorious work of Faith. And that is the Seventh thing.

Eighthly, Faith doth interest God in the cause of a Believer. Whatsoever cause a believer doth undertake, wherein he doth exercise faith, his Faith doth interest God in it, so that it hath not only the countenance, command, and faithfulness of God to help it, but the Name of God, and God himself. As in England if a man hath a debt, and knows not how to get it, he will turn it over to the King, and if he can interest the King in the debt, He thinks that will be a way to help himself. So here when a believer is in a straight, and he knows not what to do, he looks this way and that way, and sees nothing but fears and Terrors and knows not how to help himself, yet if he can but turn over the cause to God, and interest him in the cause, he is quiet.