The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

The manner how that may be done, in eight particulars. 4. Improve this gracious working of God. Page 119 Chap. 18. A fourth Use. To be restless till we get our selves into a good frame. Page 128 Chap. 19. A Fifth Use: To see the misery of being always unfit for service. A Sixth Use: To teach us to long for Heaven. Page 130 Chap. 20. Showing the power of Faith to carry through the most difficult work. Question, What is there in Faith which helps the Soul? Answered, in four Particulars. 1. It settles the Heart on the surest ground, which is Gods call, and Promises. 2. It fetches in the greatest strength. 3. It assists with the highest encouragements. 5. Faith of its own Nature is a mighty strong principle. The most illustrious work of Faith. Thirteen remarkable things concerning Faith, and the difficulties which it breaks through. Page 133. Chap. 21. Uses of the Doctrine, Use, First, Let none think God an hard Master, when he puts them upon ⟨image 7⟩service, because he affords them a principle to carry them through. Use. Secondly, To Believers that they should expect to be put upon difficult things. 1. Four considerations against discouragements. It is not to be accounted an affliction to be put upon difficult things for 4. Reasons. Use, Thirdly, Showing it can be no concluding argument against a work because there are hindrances. Use, Fourthly, When you have been carried through difficult services consider, what it was which supported you. Page 145 Chap. 22. Quest. How to know whether Faith will carry us through difficult works, Answered in several particulars, 1. Faith Goes upon spiritual grounds motives, and ends. 2. Makes men solicitous and careful for the enjoyment of Gods presence with them 3. Causes men to carry themselves in a Gracious manner. 4. To have an high esteem of the name of God. 5 Makes them careful, that they may not be frustrated of their end. 6. It makes men satisfied with God Alone. 7. Faith is a continued work. That Faith, which brought you out, will carry you through. Page 156 Chap. 23. Containing other uses of the point. Use, 5. Shows the reason why we fail in any thing we do; it is for want of Faith. Use, 6. Labour to rise in indignation against your unbelief. Use, 7. Consider what it is to fail in that work which concerns thy eternal estate. Page 162 Chap. 24. Helps to put on Faith in any undertaking. 1.

The manner how that may be done, in eight particulars. 4. Improve this gracious working of God. Page 119 Chap. 18. A fourth Ʋse. To be restless till we get our selves into a good frame. Page 128 Chap. 19. A Fifth Ʋse: To see the misery of being alwaies unfit for service. A Sixt Ʋse: To teach us to long for Heaven. Page 130 Chap. 20. Shewing the power of Faith to carry through the most difficult work. Question, What is there in Faith which helps the Soul? Answered, in four Particulars. 1. It settles the Heart on the surest ground, which is Gods call, and Promises. 2. It fetches in the greatest strength. 3. It assists with the highest encouragements. 5. Faith of its own Nature is a mighty strong principle. The most illustrious work of Faith. Thirteen remarkable things concerning Faith, and the difficulties which it breaks through. Page 133. Chap. 21. Ʋses of the Doctrine, Use, First, Let none think God an hard Master, when he puts them upon