But if not - That is, “if he should ‘not’ deliver us; if it should ‘not’ occur that he would protect us, and save us from that heat…

In this history, it is necessary to observe with what unbroken spirit these three holy men persisted in the fear of God, though they knew they were…

But if not
If our God does not think fit to exert his power, and deliver us, which we are well assured he is able to…

True devotion calms the spirit, quieting and softening it, but superstition and devotion to false gods inflame men's passions. The matter is put co…