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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.
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, ⟨p. 52⟩which a natural Audacious spirit doth not.
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 feareless by faith though they wil not be hindred in their way by feare of them, yet they know how to give due respect to them that are in Superior place, ⟨p. 52⟩which a natural Audacious spirit doth not.
Sixthly, Again, Natural Audaciousness is sudden, and violent, but a man that is fearless by faith, doth not presently, get up to this boldness of spirit; but it comes by degrees and several steps, first, more fearful, and then less, and so by degrees he gets power over that spirit of his which before he found fearful, but the other is violently up, and doth not come by degrees.
Sixthly, Again, Natural Audaciousness is sudden, and violent, but a man that is feareless by faith, doth not presently, get up to this boldness of spirit; but it comes by degrees and several steps, first, more fearful, and then less, and so by degrees he gets power over that spirit of his which before he found feareful, but the other is violently up, and doth not come by degrees.