The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Fourthly, Where men are naturally audacious, and bold, usually their boldness hinders their consultation, they have not command over their spirits, they are carried on rashly and headily in their boldness: therefore in Isa. 35.4. The word that is translated fearful, it signifies a rash heart, it is the same word you have in Isa. 32.4. The heart of the rash shall understand knowledge: to show that fearfulness doth cause rashness where it is immoderate; but where fear is moderate, and guided right, it makes men to have power to consult of things and advise of things, and examine of things: but your bold, impudent people care not, nor consider not what they say, but where fear is rightly ordered by saith, the heart is able to consider and advise best.

Fourthly, Where men are naturally audacious, and bold, usually their boldness hinders their consultation, they have not command over their spirits, they are carried on rashly and headily in their boldness: therefore in Isa. 35.4. The word that is translated feareful, it signifies a rash heart, it is the same word you have in Isa. 32.4. The heart of the rash shal understand knowledg: to shew that fearfulness doth cause rashness where it is immoderate; but where feare is moderate, and guided right, it makes men to have power to consult of things and advise of things, and examine of things: but your bold, impudent people care not, nor consider not what they say, but where fear is rightly ordered by saith, the heart is able to consider and advise best.

Fifthly, Again, Audaciousness when it is natural makes men to forget the distance that is between one man and another, makes them immodest, care not what they say to superiors that are above them: but when men are fearless by faith though they will not be hindered in their way by fear of them, yet they know how to give due respect to them that are in Superior place,