Now Moses seems to have further courage and strength then formerly; we have many examples in scripture, and daily experience of this that there is a wonderful difference between the spirits of Gods people at sometimes and at other times, As Elijah was a man of mighty courage that could look Ahab on the face, and when Ahab said, art thou he that troublest Israel, nay (saith he) it is thou and thy Fathers house, at another time he fled from Jezebel, and God said to him, what dost thou here Elijah, art thou fleeing from a woman that but the other day hadst such a courage: And so David, there was a time when David was afraid; and behaved himself with much folly in his fear, as in the change of his behaviour before the King of Gath, at another time as in Psalm. 23. He would not fear what man could do unto him, though he walked in the valley of the shadow of Death. And so in many Psalms you have his heart mightily dejected in the beginning of the Psalm and before he had done mightily raised: And so Abraham sometime he had mighty strength and confidence of his Faith, at other times his faith failed him, and he was fain to equivocate, and shift for himself, And so Jeremiah God said he would make him as a Brazen wall, and he would give him a spirit of courage, at another time Jeremiah was mightily dejected because of the reproach he met withal, and he would speak no more in the name of God unto the people. And so Peter there was a time when he was afraid of a poor damsel, at other times who so bold as Peter, as in Acts 2.14. And so Joseph of Arimathea▪ he was a disciple of Christ but secretly for fear of the Jews, but afterward ⟨p. 99⟩he came boldly and begged the body of Christ at Pilates hand; And so Nicodemus he was convinced that Christ was a great prophet of God, and much Good might be got by him, but he was afraid of the Jews, and came to Christ by night, afterward he went with Joseph to beg the body of Christ, and appeared publicly for Christ, and so Paul ▪ there was a time, when he was let down in a basket for fear, and he shifted for his life that way, but afterwards what abundance of courage had he. And so in after times many of the martyrs, sometime what mighty fear was upon them, and afterwards what strength and courage had they. As Bilney, that blessed Martyr;
Now Moses seems to have further courage and strength then formerly; we have many examples in scripture, and dayly experience of this that there is a wonderful difference between the spirits of Gods people at sometimes and at other times, As Elijah was a man of mighty courage that could look Ahab on the face, and when Ahab said, art thou he that troublest Israel, nay (saith he) it is thou and thy Fathers house, at another time he fled from Jezebel, and God said to him, what dost thou here Elijah, art thou fleeing from a woman that but the other day hadst such a courage: And so David, there was a time when David was affraid; and behaved himself with much folly in his fear, as in the change of his behavior before the King of Gath, at another time as in Psalm. 23. He would not fear what man could do unto him, though he walked in the vally of the shadow of Death. And so in many Psalms you have his heart mightily dejected in the beginning of the Psalm and before he had done mightily raised: And so Abraham sometime he had mighty strength and confidence of his Faith, at other times his faith failed him, and he was fain to equivocate, and shift for himself, And so Jeremiah God said he would make him as a Brazen wal, and he would give him a spirit of courage, at another time Jeremiah was mightily dejected because of the reproach he met withal, and he would speak no more in the name of God unto the people. And so Peter there was a time when he was affraid of a poor damsel, at other times who so bold as Peter, as in Acts 2.14. And so Joseph of Arimathea▪ he was a disciple of Christ but secretly for fear of the Jews, but afterward ⟨p. 99⟩he came boldly and begged the body of Christ at Pilates hand; And so Nicodemus he was convinced that Christ was a great prophet of God, and much Good might be got by him, but he was affraid of the Jews, and came to Christ by night, afterward he went with Joseph to begg the body of Christ, and appeared publickly for Christ, and so Paul ▪ there was a time, when he was let down in a basket for fear, and he shifted for his life that way, but afterwards what abundance of courage had he. And so in after times many of the martyrs, sometime what mighty feare was upon them, and afterwards what strength and courage had they. As Bilney, thar blessed Martyr;
