The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Fifthly, Take heed of depending upon the old stock, do not rest on grace received, but keep thy heart sensible of a need of a supply of grace, many when they have been seeking of God, and have in some measure got that they prayed for, they think they have stock enough, and they can trade pretty well in the world, but though we had a hundred times as much grace as we have, and had not supply from Christ, we should fail.

Fifthly, Take heed of depending upon the old stock, do not rest on grace received, but keep thy heart sensible of a need of a supply of grace, many when they have been seeking of God, and have in some measure got that they prayed for, they think they have stock enough, and they can trade prety well in the world, but though we had a hundred times as much grace as we have, and had not supply from Christ, we should fail.

Sixthly, Watch against the least declining, and account it a very great evil to decline, and therefore be often calling of your selves to an account, at such and such a time it was so with me, how is it now? is it now as it was then? when people decline, it is hard, it is tedious to them to think of returning, and therefore they decline, and decline, and loose all; wherefore observe the beginning of your declinings and call your selves to an account daily, that when you abate in the least degree, you may reform it.

Sixthly, Watch against the least declineing, and account it a very great evil to decline, and therefore be often calling of your selves to an account, at such and such a time it was so with me, how is it now? is it now as it was then? when people decline, it is hard, it is tedious to them to think of returning, and therefore they decline, and decline, and loose all; wherefore observe the beginning of your declinings and cal your selves to an account dayly, that when you abate in the least degree, you may reforme it.