The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

As Luther says, He doth kill that he may quicken, and cast down, that he may raise up, And the like; ⟨p. 41⟩and so he goes on in three or four lines together: but saith he, For to know this, this is the art of arts, and the Knowledge of Knowledges, very few do know and understand this way of God. It is a secret that God doth discover only to those that fear him; Faith doth not make one like a Child to know nothing, but doth Doctrinate the Soul in the ways of God, and so doth enable it to overcome fears.

As Luther saies, He doth kill that he may quicken, and cast down, that he may raise up, And the like; ⟨p. 41⟩and so he goes on in three or four lines together: but saith he, For to know this, this is the art of arts, and the Knowledg of Knowledges, very few do know and understand this way of God. It is a secret that God doth discover only to those that fear him; Faith doth not make one like a Child to know nothing, but doth Doctrinate the Soul in the waies of God, and so doth enable it to overcome fears.

In the Eleventh place. Faith helps against fear: because it doth put the soul into a high and glorious condition, as into safety, so into a wonderful high condition. A man that is great in the world is not afraid as others are: Now faith makes the place of Gods people to be very high and glorious In the 43 Isa. 4.5. Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee Therefore will I give men for thee and people for thy life fear not for I am with thee.

In the Eleuenth place. Faith helps against feare: because it doth put the soul into a high and glorious condition, as into safety, so into a wonderful high condition. A man that is great in the world is not affraid as others are: Now faith makes the place of Gods people to bee very high and glorious In the 43