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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
Chapter 2 › Application 5: USE 5Chapter 2 › Application 5: ƲSE 5
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USE 5
ƲSE 5
Hence we learn, seeing those that are in power have such wrathful and distempered passions, It ⟨p. 15⟩should teach us to take heed of crossing any in power above us. Many are under others, and yet have higher Spirits than those above them. It is not good to stir up a Lion; and if we have not a good call to it, we shall have little comfort in any thing we suffer. Let us go on in the way of God, and we shall have false accusations enough against us, that will provoke those that are in authority, though we do nothing to provoke them justly.
Hence we learn, seeing those that are in power have such wrathfull and distempered passions, It ⟨p. 15⟩should teach us to take heed of crossing any in power above us. Many are under others, and yet have higher Spirits than those above them. It is not good to stir up a Lion; and if we have not a good call to it, we shall have little comfort in any thing we suffer. Let us go on in the way of God, and wee shall have false accusations enough against us, that will provoke those that are in authority, though we do nothing to provoke them justly.