The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

There are two things that yet remain in this point, namely, to labour to take off the heart from the fear of man, or any danger, by showing the evil that there is in the sinful fearing of man, or of any danger that may befall us: Secondly, by laying down some means to bring off the heart from creature fear.

There are two things that yet remain in this point, namely, to labor to take off the heart from the fear of man, or any danger, by shewing the evil that there is in the sinful fearing of man, or of any danger that may befal us: Secondly, by laying down some means to bring off the heart from creature fear.

First, A Christian must take heed of sinful fear of man, and not to fear any creature in an inordinate sinful way, for there is much evil in it, more than we are aware of.

1. In the First place, It is that which is against so many solemn charges of God, whereby he charges his people against this to take heed of it as a thing that would be exceeding displeasing in his eyes, I scarce know any thing in scripture that God doth in a more solemn way charge his people to take heed of, then this; as ⟨p. 79⟩that place In Deut. 20.3. Mark what several words God hath, let not your hearts faint, fear not; do not tremble, neither be terrified, and so in Isa. 41.13.14. Fear not, I will help thee, fear not thou worm Jacob: though thou thinkest thy self a worm fear not, and so he goes on in that chapter using many arguments, and giving many caveats against fear. So in