Wait on the Lord: be of good _courage_.--Psalm xxvii. 14. Be of good _courage_, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.--Psalm xxxi. 24. And he that is _courageous_ among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.--Amos, ii. 16. When the brethren heard of us they came to meet us: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took _courage_.--Acts, xxviii. 15. That _courage_ which the vain for valour take, Who proudly danger seek for glory’s sake, Is impudence; and what they rashly do, Has no excuse, but that ’tis madness too. _Sir William Davenant._ Stand but your ground, your ghostly foes will fly-- Hell trembles at a heaven-directed eye; Choose rather to defend than to assail-- Self-confidence will in the conflict fail: When you are challenged, you may dangers meet-- True _courage_ is a fixed, not sudden heat; Is always humble, lives in self-distrust, And will itself into no danger thrust. Devote yourself to God, and you will find God fights the battles of a will resigned. Love Jesus! Love will no base fear endure-- Love Jesus! And of conquest rest secure. _Bishop Ken._ True _courage_ is not moved by breath of words; While the rash bravery of boiling blood, Impetuous, knows no settled principle. A feverish tide, it has its ebbs and flows, As spirits rise or fall, as wine inflames, Or circumstances change: but inborn _courage_, The generous child of fortitude and faith, Holds its firm empire in the constant soul; And like the steadfast pole-star, never once From the same fixed and faithful point declines. _Hannah More._ COURT. Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy _courts_.--Psalm lxv. 4. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the _courts_ of our God.--Psalm xcii. 13. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His _courts_ with praise.--Psalm c. 1, 4. It shall be an habitation of dragons, and a _court_ for owls.--Isaiah, xxxiv. 13. Gaze but upon the house where man doth live, With flowers and verdure to adorn his way; Where all the creatures due obedience give; The winds to sweep his chambers every day; The clouds to wash his rooms, the ceiling gay With glittering stars, that night’s dark empire brave; If such an house God to another gave, How shine those splendid _courts_ He for Himself will have?