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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.
Thirdly, Then Moses might think, Pharaoh is such a man that there is no hold of him, how if he follow us with his army and cut us off? again, if we go to the Wilderness all the Nations round about us may come and cut us off. Not withstanding all these difficulties Moses went on.
Thirdly, Then Moses might think, Pharoah is such a man that there is no hold of him, how if he follow us with his army and cut us off? again, if we go to the Wilderness al the Nations round about us may come and cut us off. Not withstanding al these difficulties Moses went on.
Faith will carry a Christian through works that have much difficulty in them, faith hath done mighty things in the world, and still it mightily prevails where it comes, no difficulty is able to stand before it, faith breaks through all, it casts down all opposition, it overcomes all resistances, whatsoever it doth undertake, it does conquer, and all strength is but as weakness before it, we need no further testimony of the great things that faith hath done in carrying through difficult services then this 11. Chapter of the Hebrews, and therefore we will look no further to other scriptures.
Faith will carry a Christian through works that have much difficulty in them, faith hath done mighty things in the world, and stil it mightily prevails where it comes, no difficulty is able to stand before it, faith breaks through all, it casts down all opposition, it overcomes all resistances, whatsoever it doth undertake, it does conquer, and al strength is but as weakness before it, we need no further testimony of the great things that faith hath done in carrying through difficult services then this 11. Chapter of the Hebrews, and therefore we will look no further to other scriptures.
Question, But you will say, what is there in faith that helps the soul, and carries a Christian through the most difficult works and services?