A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections - In Three Parts #271219

And then, T hefc Trials are of further {benefit to true Religion; they not only 'manifefi the Truth of it, but they make it's genuine Beauty and Aminolenefs re markably to appear. True Virtue never appears fo lovely, as when It is molt opprefled: And the divine Excellency of real Chrii'tianity, is never exhibited with fuch Advantage, as when under the greatefl: Trials: 'then it is that true Faith appears much more precious than Gold; and upon this Account, is found to Pruife, and Honour, and Glory.