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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.
2. Many in their fleeing flee much to their spiritual disadvantage: as they will flee for fear of suffering loss in their estates, and outward liberties, and care not whither they flee to further themselves in their spiritual course: though (may be) they might with some loss of their estates have more spiritual advantage then in the place whither they flee, yet they will rather flee then loose some of their estates, this is a miscarriage. Indeed if this be the care of a man when he flees, to flee where he may have most spiritual advantage, not outward trading, but God in his ordinances, he may have comfort in it▪ but if men flee into places where they have no spiritual advantage, but only for trading this is a miscarriage.
2. Many in their fleeing flee much to their spiritual disadvantage: as they wil flee for feare of suffering loss in their estates, and outward liberties, and care not whither they flee to further themselves in their spiritual course: though (may be) they might with some loss of their estates have more spiritual advantage then in the place whither they flee, yet they wil rather flee then loose some of their estates, this is a miscarriage. Indeed if this be the care of a man when he flees, to flee where he may have most spiritual advantage, not outward trading, but God in his ordinances, he may have comfort in it▪ but if men flee into places where they have no spiritual advantage, but onely for trading this is a miscarriage.
3. When secretly they have denied the truth beforehand not only fear what they may do but their hearts tells them if they be called to suffer they cannot stand out, and they flee only to prevent the shame of their apostasy; they cannot tell how to look upon the faces of their acquaintance that shall know they are Apostates, this is a miscarriage.
3. When secretly they have denied the truth beforehand not only fear what they may do but their hearts tells them if they be called to suffer they cannot stand out, and they flee only to prevent the shame of their apostacy; they cannot tell how to look upon the faces of their acquaintance that shal know they are Apostates, this is a miscarriage.