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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. When any difficult service comes to be performed ⟨p. 168⟩let there be oft renewing of Faith in the great covenant of Grace: and do not only think to exercise faith in this particular work, but let your care be about renewing Faith in the great covenant, let the great Charter be renewed, and inferior grants will come in. Thus God dealt with Abraham, when any thing befell Abraham that he was in a great straight, then God renewed his Covenant with him, I am God All-sufficient; God thought this a special means to carry him through; If you have renewed the covenant (in which all the promises are included) this is a great help to Faith, Shall not God who hath given us his Son with him also give us all things else; the soul may reason strongly thus.
3. When any difficult service comes to be performed ⟨p. 168⟩let there be oft renewing of Faith in the great covenant of Grace: and do not only think to exercise faith in this particular work, but let your care be about renewing Faith in the great covenant, let the great Charter be renewed, and inferiour grants wil come in. Thus God dealt with Abraham, when any thing befell Abraham that he was in a great straight, then God renewed his Covenant with him, I am God Alsufficient; God thought this a special meanes to carry him through; If you have renewed the covenant (in which all the promises are included) this is a great help to Faith, Shall not God who hath given us his Son with him also give us al things else; the soul may reason strongly thus.
4. Faith must be set on work when any difficult service is to be done, for the purifying of the heart, though you believe God will be with you, and strengthen you in the work, yet unless you make use of Faith to purify the heart, as well as believe, you may miscarry in the work, if there be any lust that lies next the heart, you will never be able for to do great things; for sin as it is of a defiling nature, so it is of a weakening nature. If you would have a spirit of power, you must have a sound mind. In