The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

3. And Lastly, I answer, if God shut the door against them that they cannot fly, and open the doors to others though their parts and graces be weak; if they be faithful they may comfortably expect, that God will provide for them and come in with more blessings and more assistance, than those that have strong parts and strong graces could have expected, if they had not taken the way that God opened for them.

3. And Lastly, I answer, if God shut the door against them that they cannot flie, and open the doors to others though their parts and graces be weak; if they be faithful they may comfortably expect, that God wil provide for them and come in with more blessings and more assistance, than those that have strong parts and strong graces could have expected, if they had not taken the way that God opened for them.

Object. 7. But if men would stay a while the clouds may blow over, but they are fearful and cannot stay.

Answ. To that I answer, we should be glad of that, that those that abide may enjoy so much as we do, and bless God for it, and shall not enjoy them at all, but though this should be, yet it is not enjoyed for the present. And if it be the enjoyment of the ordinances one year we should account it more than should countervail the loss of our estates all our lives. And thus we have finished the eight particular in answering this case of conscience, but that we may further direct christians in this, there are divers notes for the ordering of our selves when we do Fly. When we are put into fear by man, and caused to Fly, we must show it as a work of faith; and therefore let us learn so to order our selves in our Fleeing, and when we are Fled from danger as it may appear it was a work of Faith: as,

Answ. To that I answer, we should be glad of that, that those that abide may enjoy so much as we do, and bless God for it, and shall not enjoy them at all, but though this should be, yet it is not enjoyed for the present. And if it be the enjoyment of the ordinances one year we should account it more than should countervail the loss of our estates all our lives. And thus we have finished the eight particular in answering this case of conscience, but that we may further direct christians in this, there are divers notes for the ordering of our selves when we do Fly. When we are put into fear by man, and caused to Flie, we must shew it as a work of faith; and therefore let us learne so to order our selves in our Fleeing, and when we are Fled from danger as it may appeare it was a work of Faith: as,