Godly. His Name is Endeavour alias Laborious, you can't Thoughtful, imagine what great things he hath done at a dead lift; O, I love him dearly, he helped Noah to build the Ark, and Jacob to get the blessing and to wrestle with the Angel, and to prevail too; and Solomon to build the Temple, Consideration, 'tis true, caused David to think on his ways, but it was Endeavour that turned his foot to keep God's Statutes; Consideration also brought the poor Prodigal to his right mind, but it was my Friend Endeavour that sent him home to his Fathers House; 'twas he that made him find his feet; nay, I could tell thee, I have taught him to get many a blessing by Prayer. Prithee who was that got the three Loaves in the Gospel, was it not this importunate Laborious? Was it not he likewise that made the poor Widow to prevail with the unjust Judg, to avenge her of her Adversary; nay, in a word, the Promise of God is made to him, If you follow on to know the Lord, then you shall know him. 'Tis this diligent painful person that makes men (with God's blessing) rich, I mean spiritually rich; and this I must tell thee too, unless thou canst get his help, I shall never come into thy House; I do not say, Thoughtful, that he is of himself able to open the door: but the promise of better assistance is made to this my dear Friend sweet Endeavour, have you never read in Aesop's Fables of a man that was fallen into a ditch, and lying there almost drowned, he called to Jupiter to help him out; But Jupiter Answered, Endeavour to get out, and Jupiter will help thee. Though 'tis but a Fable, yet the Moral is very teachable. Now what ⟨p. 136⟩dost thou say Thoughtful, canst thou find thy good Friend Endeavour.
Godli. His Name is Endeavour alias Laborious, you can't Thoughtful, imagine what great things he hath done at a dead lift; O, I love him dearly, he helpt Noah to build the Ark, and Jacob to get the blessing and to wrestle with the Angel, and to prevail too; and Solomon to build the Temple, Consideration, 'tis true, caused David to think on his waies, but it was Endeavour that turned his foot to keep God's Statutes; Consideration also brought the poor Prodigal to his right mind, but it was my Friend Endeavour that sent him home to his Fathers House; 'twas he that made him find his feet; nay, I could tell thee, I have taught him to get many a blessing by Prayer. Prethee who was that got the three Loaves in the Gospel, was it not this importunate Laborious? Was it not he likewise that made the poor Widow to prevail with the unjust Judg, to avenge her of her Adversary; nay, in a word, the Promise of God is made to him, If you follow on to know the Lord, then you shall know him. 'Tis this diligent painful person that makes men (with God's blessing) rich, I mean spiritually rich; and this I must tell thee too, unless thou canst get his help, I shall never come into thy House; I do not say, Thoughtful, that he is of himself able to open the door: but the promise of better assistance is made to this my dear Friend sweet Endeavour, have you never read in Aesop's Fables of a man that was fallen into a ditch, and lying there almost drowned, he called to Jupiter to help him out; But Jupiter Answered, Endeavour to get out, and Jupiter will help thee. Though 'tis but a Fable, yet the Moral is very teachable. Now what ⟨p. 136⟩dost thou say Thoughtful, canst thou find thy good Friend Endeavour.
