The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

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 Isa. 4.5. Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee Therefore wil I giue men for thee and people for thy life feare not for I am with thee.

If a King should come to a poor subject and say fear not, you are honourable in mine eyes, I prize your life more than the lives of thousands, would not this keep him from being afraid; God saith so to every gracious soul, and faith closeth with it, and this keeps the soul from fear. Mat. 10.31. Fear not saith Christ, you are more worth than many sparrows: Gods providence is over sparrows but you are more worth than they. So precious are Gods people to him, that he numbers every hair Mat. 10.30. and tells all their steps, and bottles up all their tears. Psal. 56.8. Surely he values every drop of blood, and much more their lives, Ps. 116.15