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Yet fourthly, If you would do Gods work with all your might, Then let your eye be much upon them that have done Gods work fully in their day. If you be a Magistrate, think on Moses; If a Minister, think on Paul; If a private person, think on Caleb. It's recorded of Luther, That he did ordinarily spend three hours every day in Prayer; he Preached much, Read Lectures, and Wrote nine or ten great Volumes in Folio. It's recorded of Calvin, That he Preached yearly Two hundred and eighty Sermons, and Read One hundred and eighty Lectures; every Lecture being the length of a Sermon. Once in a Week he met with the Elders of the Church. Much in private Duty, and wrote Letters to all the Churches. So that the Care of all the Churches lay upon him; and he wrote twelve great ⟨p. 154⟩Volumes in Folio. Ye have seen the three Volumes of Mr. Perkins in Folio, all which he wrote with his Left-hand, for his Right-hand was naturally lame: His Motto was, Hoc age; As if he had said, What thou dost, do with thy might. Dr. Sibbs his Emblem, was a Candle burning with these words over it, Perlucendo pereo; By giving light to others, I consume my self. And ye have heard of that good old man Mr. Dod, who went up and down doing good, and Preaching all the day long: When his friends observed that he was spent, and desired him to spare himself, his usual Saying was, Hear this one thing more, it may be I shall never speak to you again; And so he went on, and continued till he was Eighty six; and so died in his full strength of Goodness. Now when I consider these Men, I confess before you all, that I am ashamed. And if men would but seriously consider these and such like Examples of men that have done much for God in their day; They would certainly be provoked to do Gods work with all their might.

Yet fifthly, If you would do Gods work with all your might, Then converse much with the greatness of God. Who can stand in the Beams of the Sun, and not shine with the beams thereof? Much less shall you stand in the beams of Gods Attributes, and not shine therewith. The sight of Gods greatness will grandire, greaten your hearts and spirits, and make them do much and great things for God. Therefore converse much with the greatness of God. But