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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.
3. This is a gracious visitation of God, God comes in with this, and here is the presence of God, and therefore there is much cause of praise.
3. This is a gracious visitation of God, God comes in with this, and here is the presence of God, and therfore there is much cause of praise.
4. It is an argument that God hath some especial service for you to do: now those that are godly, count this a great mercy, for God to have any employment for them: now that they have received an evidence to their souls that God intend to employ them, this is a great mercy.
4. It is an argument that God hath some especial service for you to do: now those that are godly, count this a great mercy, for God to have any employment for them: now that they have received an evidence to their souls that God intend to imploy them, this is a great mercy.
Secondly, Learn to check your Unbelief; when your hearts were down, you were ready to say, it would never ⟨p. 121⟩be otherwise: now check your hearts, and bring your hearts to this conclusion; I will never think it in vain to seek God, though I do not find him come in presently; and I will learn, though I may judg my self worthy that God should leave me, yet I will never determine that God will not come in, because I see Gods ways are not as my ways, and Gods thoughts are not as my thoughts. Oh take heed of judging the ways and thoughts of God, according to your ways and thoughts.
Secondly, Learn to check your Unbelief; when your hearts were down, you were ready to say, it would never