The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

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. and their spiritual privileges. They are in a high and excellent condition above others.

If a King should come to a poore subject and say feare not, you are honourable in mine eyes, I prize your life more than the lives of thousands, would not this keep him from being affraid; God sayth so to every gracious soul, and faith closeth with it, and this keepes the soul from feare. Mat. 10.31. Feare not sayth Christ, you are more worth than many sparrowes: Gods providence is over sparrowes but you are more worth than they. So precious are Gods people to him, that he numbers every haire Mat. 10.30. and tels 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. and their spirituall priviledges. They are in a high and excellent condition aboue others.