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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.
Secondly, Faith doth fetch in the greatest strength, and doth bring it into the soul, it doth not only make the strength of God to be his, but the glorious strength of God, the chief of Gods strength (to speak after the manner of men) if there be any thing more glorious in the strength of God than other, Faith doth fetch in that for the strengthening of the soul in the service of God. For that we have two or three notable Scriptures, Ephes. 1.19. which doth not only speak of the power of God in working of Faith, but of the power of God in the sold after Faith is wrought.
Secondly, Faith doth fetch in the greatest strength, and doth bring it into the soul, it doth not only make the strength of God to be his, but the glorious strength of God, the chief of Gods strength (to speak after the manner of men) if there be any thing more glorious in the strength of God than other, Faith doth fetch in that for the strengthening of the soul in the service of God. For that we have two or three notable Scriptures, Ephes. 1.19. which doth not only speak of the power of God in working of Faith, but of the power of God in the sould after Faith is wrought.
First, It is the Power of God. Secondly, It is the mighty Power of God. Thirdly, The working of his mighty Power. Fourthly, The greatness of the working of his mighty Power. Fifthly, The exceeding greatness of the working of his mighty Power. Sixthly, The same Power that raised Christ from the dead.
This is in be getting Faith in the soul.