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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.
18. Another rule is in all services that God calls you to, look upon your selves as Gods instruments in Gods hand, and look upon the work as Gods work enjoined by him and done for him, and not your own. I am nothing what is an instrument, an axe to the building of an house? the work is hard and difficult, it is not mine, but Gods, I am not the principal efficient, but the instrument and not in mine own hand, but in Gods and such a weak instrument in the hand of a skilful workman, in his own work may do great things.
18. Another rule is in all services that God calls you to, look upon your selves as Gods instruments in Gods hand, and look upon the work as Gods work enjoined by him and done for him, and not your own. I am nothing what is an instrument, an axe to the building of an house? the work is hard and difficult, it is not mine, but Gods, I am not the principal efficient, but the instrument and not in mine own hand, but in Gods and such a weak instrument in the hand of a skillful workman, in his own work may do great things.
19. Again whatsoever work God calls you to do go about i•, continuing in it, though you find nothing come of it, expect God to come in while you are working, and do not say, if God did come in I could have encouragement to work, work, expecting God to come in while you are working: and though you have been working these many years and found nothing, yet if God do come in it will be while you are working. As David said to Solomon his Son, up and be doing and the Lord be with you. 1. Chron. 22.16. So say I to you do not say what shall I be doing without the Lord, be doing and the Lord will come in: But I have been doing and the Lord hath not come in. Yet whensoever the time comes that God will come in comfortably, it will be while you are working, therefore be doing and the Lord will be with you.
19. Again whatsoever work God calls you to do go a•out i, continuing in it, though you find nothing come of it, expect God to come in while you are working, and do not say, if God did come in I could have incouragment to work, work, expecting God to come in while you are working: and though you have been working these many years and found nothing, yet if God do come in it will be while you are working. As David said to Solomon his Son, up and be doing and the Lord be with you.