Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Bible References

Thou hast

Hebrews 12:3
Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.
1 Peter 4:12
Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.