He told them they had yet an opportunity to secure for themselves and their posterity the quiet enjoyment of their religion and liberties, if they were not wanting to themselves, but would exert the ancient vigour of the English nation; but he declared his opinion was that should they neglect this occasion, they had no reason to hope for another.

He said it would be necessary to maintain a great strength at sea, and a force on land proportionable to that of their allies.

He pressed the commons to support the public credit, which could not be preserved without keeping sacred that maxim, That they shall never be losers who trust to the parliamentary security.
He declared that he never asked aids from his people without regret; that what he desired was for their own safety and honour at such a critical time; and that the whole should be appropriated to the purposes for which it was intended.

He expressed his willingness that the accounts should be yearly submitted to the inspection of parliament.

He again recommended despatch, together with good bills for employing the poor, encouraging trade, and suppressing vice.