The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Twelfthly. Faith helps against fear, because faith doth much strengthen a good conscience; wheresoever faith is, and according to the degree of it so a good conscience is strengthened; they go together faith and a good conscience. Therefore the Scripture speaking of some, In 1 Tim. 1.19. That they had made Shipwreck of faith, they had put away a good conscience too. The one cannot stand without the other Now we know what a great power there is in a good conscience to make one without fear: to know nothing ill concerning our selves, is a wall of brass; the the breastplate of righteousness helps against any dart that comes; and a good conscience holds forth the breastplate of righteousness: and saith a good conscience, they accuse, but I will excuse, they condemn, but I will justify: I will be with thee in death, and before the Lord, and plead for thee.

Twelfthly. Faith helps against fear, because faith doth much strengthen a good conscience; wheresoever faith is, and according to the degree of it so a good conscience is strengthened; they go together faith and a good conscience. Therefore the Scripture speaking of some, In 1 Tim. 1.19. That they had made Shipwrack of faith, they had put away a good conscience too. The one cannot stand without the other Now we know what a great power there is in a good conscience to make one without feare: to know nothing ill concerning our selves, is a wal of brass; the the breastplate of righteousness helps against any dart that comes; and a good conscience holds forth the breastplate of righteousness: and saith a good conscience, they accuse, but I will excuse, they condemn, but I wil justifie: I wil be with thee in death, and before the Lord, and plead for thee.

If a man come to be made a terror to himself, then no marvel if he be afraid of every thing else; but if a man be not a terror to himself, if he be able to behold God in righteousness, and his conscience be right and good, he may look with boldness upon any thing.