The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

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.

Seventhly, Natural Boldness it is according to outward encouragements, but the fearlessness that is from faith is by the breathings of Gods spirit upon his heart; & according to the several breathings of Gods spirit upon their hearts, so they are more or less fearful: the other boldness being natural it works always alike, if they have but the same outward encouragements: but Gods people though they have the same outward encouragements yet they are more fearless at some times then at other times because they have not the Spirit of God breathing upon them always alike.

Seaventhly, Natural Boldness it is according to outward encouragements, but the fearlesness that is from faith is by the breathings of Gods spirit upon his heart; & according to the several breathings of Gods spirit upon their hearts, so they are more or less feareful: the other boldness being natural it works always alike, if they have but the same outward encouragements: but Gods people though they have the same outward encouragements yet they are more fearless at some times then at other times because they have not the Spirit of God breathing upon them alwaies alike.