Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

Eighthly, If you would be willing to suffer for the Name of Christ, then go unto God in prayer, and pray unto God for boldness; and go to your friends, and beg of them to pray for you. I remember when Latimer was to suffer, he called upon his friends, Pray friends, pray for me; for sometimes, though I am as bold as a Lyon, yet at another time I am so afraid, as I could run into a Mouse-hole. Therefore say, Come, O my friends, I have a cowardly heart of my own, and am unwilling to suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ: O friends, pray for me, and go to God and pray for boldness: for you see how it was in the 4th of the Acts, they told their own Company what the Priests said to them, And now, Lord, say they, Behold their threatenings: and ⟨p. 91⟩what did they pray for? Grant that with all boldness we may speak thy word: And what was •he issue? in the next verse: The room was shaken, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. God answered their prayer presently. Therefore if the Enemies threaten, and you are afraid to suffer for the Name of Christ, get together, and in the midst of all your Petitions, put up this to the Throne of Grace, O Lord, give us boldness. Ninthly, If you would be willing to suffer for the name of Christ, O then read over the sufferings of others, and how others have offered up their worldly interests to the name of Christ; and by reading their sufferings, you will be made willing to suffer as they were: Having such a cloud of witnesses, saith the Apostle; he speaks of suffering-Saints. Tenthly, Improve all your afflictions to the mortification of your mind, and of your will: Take this for certain; truly, the more your own mind and will is alive, the more you will be unwilling to suffer for the Name of Christ. Well, how shall I mortify my own will? Afflictions will help you do it. Affliction! Whats affliction? Affliction is all that that is contrary to ones will; thereby God eats out the core of our wills. Whensoever therefore you meet with any affliction, pray over it, and beg that God would eat out the core of your wills thereby: and the more the core of your wills is eaten out, the more willing will you be to suffer for the name of Jesus Christ.

Eighthly, If you would be willing to suffer for the Name of Christ, then go unto God in prayer, and pray unto God for boldness; and go to your friends, and beg of them to pray for you. I remember when Latimer was to suffer, he call'd upon his friends, Pray friends, pray for me; for sometimes, though I am as bold as a Lyon, yet at another time I am so afraid, as I could run into a Mouse-hole. Therefore say, Come, O my friends, I have a cowardly heart of my own, and am unwilling to suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ: O friends, pray for me, and go to God and pray for boldness: for you see how it was in the 4th of the Acts, they told their own Company what the Priests said to them, And now, Lord, say they, Behold their threatnings: and