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The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs
The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs ; published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole and Edward Cole, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. 9.
How Audaciousness and boldness of spirit differ from Faith. 1. Audaciousness make us bold to sin. 2 It appears in Causes that concerns our selves, then those which concern God. 3. Boldness the curing of one passion with another, Faith the curing of passion by Grace. 4. Natural boldness makes men rash, and hinders consultation. 5. The cause of immodesty 6. It is sudden and violent. 7. It proceeds and lives upon outward encouragements. 8. The ishew of ignorance. 9. Or despair. 10. More Outward then Inward.
How Audatiousness and boldness of spirit differ from Faith. 1. Audatiousness make us bold to sin. 2 It appeares in Causes that concerns our selves, then those which concern God. 3. Boldness the curing of one pasion with another, Faith the curing of passion by Grace. 4. Natural boldness makes men rash, and henders consultation. 5. The cause of immodisty 6. It is suden and violent. 7. It proseeds and lives upon outward encouragements. 8. The ishew of ignorance. 9. Or despair. 10. More Outward then Inward.
FAITH helps against fear, but it must be granted that men may be much helped against fear by a ⟨p. 50⟩mere audaciousness of spirit.
FAITH helps against feare, but it must be granted that men may be much helped against feare by a