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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.
Tenthly, Faith helps against difficulty, because it works by love, and that hath a great deal of power to carry through difficulties; Much water cannot quench Love: it is a speech of Bernard. Cant. 8.7. The force of Love is violent. Says the Apostle in 1 Thess. 1.3. Remembering without ceasing your work of Faith, and labour of Love: Love is very laborious, it will force through difficulty; therefore that which makes so much use of Love, and inflames that, that hath much power against difficulty.
Tenthly, Faith helps against difficulty, because it works by love, and that hath a great deal of power to carry through difficulties; Much water cannot quench Love: it is a speech of Bernard. Cant. 8.7. The force of Love is violent. Saies the Apostle in 1 Thess. 1.3. Remembring without ceasing your work of Faith, and labor of Love: Love is very laborious, it will force through difficulty; therefore that which makes so much use of Love, and inflames that, that hath much power against difficulty.
11ly, Another thing wherein the power of Faith consists, is, Before we enter on the work it assures of a certain good success: Now when we know the success shall be good and certain before we begin, this will help against any difficulty though the work be never so hard; it is want of the hope of the success that deadens the heart: But this must not be mistaken; Faith doth not always assure of a particular success, if we will assure our selves of a particular success, which is more than the Promise will bear, this will hinder Faith: but faith will assure of success in the general.
11ly, Another thing wherein the power of Faith consists, is, Before we enter on the work it assures of a certain good success: Now when we know the success shal be good and certain before we begin, this wil help against any difficulty though the work be never so hard; it is want of the hope of the success that deadens the heart: But this must not be mistaken; Faith doth not alwaies assure of a particular success, if we wil assure our selves of a particular success, which is more than the Promise wil bear, this wil hinder Faith: but faith wil assure of success in the general.