Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…

Uprightness will give us boldness, and purity will yield us peace. Isa. 32. The work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness, and assurance for ever. Look as fear follows guilt and guile, so peace and quietness follows Righteousness and sincerity, Prov. 28. 1. The wicked flee when none pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a Lyon. His confidence is great, because his Conscience is quiet, the peace of God guards his heart and mind. There are three remarkable steps by which Christians rise to the height of courage in tribulations. Rom. 5. 1, 2, 3, 4. First they are justified and acquitted from guilt by faith, v. 1. Then they are brought into a state of favour and acceptation with God, v. 2. Thence they rise one step higher, even to a view of Heaven, and the glory to come, V. 3. and from thence they take an easy step to glorying in tribulations, v. 4.

I say, 'tis an easy step, for let a man once obtain the pardon of sin, the favour of God, and a believing view and prospect of the glory to come, and it is so easy to triumph in tribulation, in such a station as that is, that it will be as hard to hinder it, as to hinder a man from laughing when he is tickled.

Christians have always found it a spring of courage and comfort. 2 Cor. 1. 12. This is our rejoicing, even the testimony of our Consciences, that in all sincerity and godly simplicity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conversation in this world. Their hearts did not reproach them with by-ends in Religion; their Consciences witnessed that they made not Religion a cloak to cover any fleshly design, but were sincere in what they professed; and this enabled them to rejoice in the midst of sufferings. An earthen vessel set empty to the fire will crack and fly in pieces, and so will an hypocritical,