Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

And again, it requires not only that you put all your ¹strength to it, but that you be constant in doing it; for ⟨p. 386⟩if a man hold not out, this man is not diligent, but negligent. It is a usual thing for men in doing the Lords business to be weary in well doing, to give over welldoing; therefore you must add that also to it, that if you will do it diligently you must do it constantly. That was the commendation of Caleb; they that came from Egypt went a great way in the wilderness, and brake through many difficulties, but they gave over. Whereas Caleb had a constant spirit which clave to the Lord that he went through. So the Apostle exhorts them, Heb. 3. ²Confirm your feeble hands, and weak knees, least that which is halting he turned out of the way. This is accounted negligence, when a man grows weary, that his hands begin to faint, and he begins to leave his way; therefore to hold out in well-doing is to do a thing diligently, and this is the second thing required to seek the things of Jesus Christ. First, To seek them willingly. And then to do his work diligently.

And again, it requires not onely that you put all your ¹strength to it, but that you be constant in doing it; for ⟨p. 386⟩if a man hold not out, this man is not diligent, but negligent. It is a usual thing for men in doing the Lords businesse to be weary in well doing, to give over welldoing; therefore you must add that also to it, that if you will do it diligently you must do it constantly. That was the commendation of Caleb; they that came from Egypt went a great way in the wildernesse, and brake through many difficulties, but they gave over. Whereas Caleb had a constant spirit which clave to the Lord that he went through. So the Apostle exhorts them, Heb. 3. ²