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

First, in employments which are done with any special hazard, in such stir up thy strength, for you see that is spoken to Timothy here, that is i• there be any action to be done that will cost the loss of thy credit or estate, or friends: if there be any action to be done that will cost ¹thee imprisonment, loss of liberty and disgrace, now be strong. If the action have any such difficulty, such losses and crosses depend upon it, now be strong to go through with it; do not say now there is a Lion in the way, and balk it, but be strong, stand fast, break through all such impediments, be undaunted, quit thy self as a man: for this i• a time to be strong. As it was said to Sampson, the Philistines are upon thee, now it is a time to use thy strength. So I may say to every man, when there is a special business lies on him which must be done with hazard, having a fountain of strength in Christ, use it.

First, in imployments which are done with any special hazzard, in such stir up thy strength, for you see that is spoken to Timothy here, that is i• there be any action to be done that will cost the loss of thy credit or estate, or friends: if there be any action to be done that will cost ¹thee imprisonment, losse of liberty and disgrace, now be strong. If the action have any such difficulty, such losses and crosses depend upon it, now be strong to go through with it; do not say now there is a Lion in the way, and bauke it, but be strong, stand fast, break through all such impediments, be undaunted, quit thy self as a man: for this i• a time to be strong. As it was said to Sampson, the Philistines are upon thee, now it is a time to use thy strength. So I may say to every man, when there is a speciall business lies on him which must be done with hazzard, having a fountain of strength in Christ, use it.

1. 1In times of special employment.In times of speciall employment.