1 EVery morning so soon as thou awa­kest, Psal. 63.45.6. remember the Lord early in thy bed, & let thy Soul send by the wing of Faith, a thanksgiving as the first fruit of the morning: let this be done upon the instant of thy waking, Pal. 50.23. 1 Sam. 2.30. before thy soule be stai­ned with sinne: See therefore thou observe and doe this: For them that honour me, I wi [...] [...]onour saith the Lord.

[Page] 2 Being now risen out of thy bed, make haste to offer unto God thy morning sacrifice of Prayer, and thanksgiving (with this care that no one of thy family be wanting.) In which Sacrifice remember thou give hearty thanks to God for all his mercies and benefits bestowed on thee, 1 Thes. 5. whether Spirituall or Temporall, and forget not to bee thankfull for thy late preservation this night past: and making an humble confession of all thy sinnes, see thou sorrow for them: and if thou canst not sorrow, be troubled then in spirit with grief, because thou canst not mourn. Heb. 10.22. And after an ear­nest desire of pardon, ask those ne­cessaries fervently, which are requi­site either for thy soule or body; as also desire a blessing upon thy la­bours the day following. And ha­ving made an end of this thy du­ty, see thou rise up in the assurance of Faith, that God for his Christs sake hath a [...]pted of thy sacrifices, and hath put away all thine offen­ces: [Page]stand then, and hold thee still by Faith, For without Faith, Heb. 11.6.it is impossible to please God.

☞ 3 In what place soever thou art, be fully perswaded in thy mind, Ier. 23.24 Pro. 15.3. 2 Cor. 2.17. that thou art in the presence of the living God: let the remembrance hereof work in thee reverence to his Majesty, love to his Children, Act. 13.33 and feare of offending.

4 Make conscience of idle, vain, Deut. 4.12 Ier. 4.14. Mar. 7.21.22.23. unhonest, and ungodly thoughts: for these are the roots whence sinne hath its first being, for which cause suffer not these to grow in the gar­den of thy soules Paradise, but spee­dily pluck them forth, that so God may delight to rest and walk in thee not onely at Even-tide, Gen. 6.5.6.7 but all the dayes of thy life: See therefore no care be lacking to prevent sinne before it come to action: for wicked thoughts were a cause, that the wrath of God came upon the chil­dren of disobedience.

[Page] 5 Be fully perswaded in mind that thy present estate is best for thee, Luk. 12.22.23.24. whether prosperity or adver­sity whether poore or rich, because it is of the good providence of God, and without his will nothing befall­eth his children, let this be the staffe of thy soule, lean thou still on the Lord by Faith. Mat. 10.29.30.31. Heb. 13.5, 6. For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

☞ 6 put away jesting, Eph. 5.4. with foolish talking, remembring this thou keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, Psal. 34.12.13. Prov. 10.19. and 17.27. & 18.21. Iames 3. that they speake no guile, for in many words there cannot want sinne; therefore to refraine is discretion: and when thou speakest, to speak the truth is wisedome, for death and life are in the power of the tongue▪ and they that love it shall eate the fruit thereof; Matt. 12.36. for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be con­demned.

[Page] ☞ 7 Endeavour to have fervent love▪ for the gift thereof is sweet, 1 Pet. 4.8. 1 Iohn 4.7.8. it covereth a multitude of sinnes: for this cause love thine enemy, Mat. 5.43.44.45. R [...]m. 12.14.17.18.19.20.21. for so thou art commanded, and if he worng thee, wrong not thy self by revenging, (for it is written, Ven­geance is mine, and I will repay saith the Lord: learn therfore and observe that to hurt thiue enemy is to do him good, and in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head: Be not therefore overcome of evill, but o­vercome evill with goodnesse.

8 Take head of Anger, Eccle. 28.12. for if [...]auseth strife: a soft answer appeaseth wrath: For as a fire (mans nature if thou blow it it will kindle, Prov. 14.29. but if thou spit on it, it shall be quench­ed: but if patien [...] [...]anting, this fire will [...]a [...] [...] [...]eek peace then with all men, if possibly thou canst for change of words gendreth strife: therefore silence as water) is fit­test for this heat: for note the wrath of man doth not accomplish [Page]the righteousnesse of God,

9 To do good and to distribute forget not, Heb. 13.16.for with such sacrifice God is well pleased. Wherefore stop not thine eare at the crie of the poore, Rom. 12.13. lest thou likwise crie, and God will not heare, and when thou doest good remember this, Pro. 21.13. Pro. 17.5. use no discomfortable words, neither rail­ing speeches (as the manner of some is:) for judge ye, is not a good word more acceptable then a great gist? Eccle. 18.14.16.17. and a gracious man gi­veth them both, but a foole re­proveth charlishly forgetting this whatsoever you would that men should do to you, even so do yee to them, for this, is the Law [...]nd the Prophets. Mat. 7.12.

☞ 10 Se [...] [...]t in word and convarsation of life thou become a president for others to imitate; Pro. 15.16 let this be done without hypocrisie, and forget not in all things to keep a good conscience, Psal. 3.37 for this will bring a man peace at the last.

[Page] 11 Practise in thy life true humi­lity, 1 Pet. 5.5. for God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble. Iam. 1.16.17. For what have we which we have not re­ceived? Oh what is dust that we should be proud? Learn therefore meeknes by the example of our Sa­viour Christ, Phil. 2.7.8. Mar. 11 29. who though he were God, yet took he upon him the shape of a Servant, in which form he said learn yee of mee that I am meeke and lowly in heart.

12 If at any time a good motion do rise in thy mind suffer it not to go forth unblowed, Rev. 3.20. Cant. 5.4.5.9. 2 Cor. 3.5. 1 Thes. 5.19. but cherish it either by reading meditating or praying, for this is a spark of Gods grace now the means to make this spark become a fire, is chiefly Prayer.

13 Whensoever thou fallest into a sinne, Eph. 4.26.27. Heb. 3.12.13.14. speedily recover thy selfe againe by repentance, and lie not therein with the dead, but rise again [Page]by Faith in Christ as being alive to God.

☞ 14 Whatsoever thou ta­kest in hand remember thine end so shalt thou never do amisse, Eccle. 7.36. Deut. 32.29. if at all times thou esteeme the day of thy life, as the day of thy death: for there is nothing so certain as it, Psal. 39.4. and there is nothing so uncertaine as the time of it: Mar. 13.35.36. be therefore so­ber and watching, that Christ at his coming may find thee waking: and for thy better watch let this sound be alwayes in thine eares: Arise yee dead, and come forth to Iudgment.

☞ 15 So spend the Sabbath all thy life, Exod. 20.8. and 31.14.15.16.17. & 35.2.3. that thy soule at death may rest in blisse: no work there­in see thou doe save works of ho­nour approved by that day as to feed the hungry, Mat. 25.34.35.36. Ier. 4.14. cloath the naked, visit the sick, comfort the afflicted: doe this, and thy Soule shall live. Have a care thou tast from sinne, [Page]for holines becometh the Day, as well in thoughts as in word, as well in word as in action, Ier. 17.21 22.23. and thinke it not enough that your selfe can doe thus, but also have a care that your Family be like minded, Neh. 13.15.16.17.18.19. together heare the word with reverence, pray publickly and privately, spend the day in holy conference: and let thy soule swimme in heavenly medi­tations; so shalt thou never be alone, for God is with thee

16 The night being come, Prov. 28.13.14. call thy selfe to an account, how thou hast spent the day past, thy misdo­ing repent with this resolution in thy selfe to spend the ramainder of thy life after a better manner, and with a better conscience) then here­tofore thou hast done: let this be the whole course of thy life, and forget not to be thankfull to God for those good duties, which by his assistance thou hast performed the day past.

[Page] ☞ 17 Sleepe not at night, be­fore thou hast commended thy selfe (and thy whole Familie) by pray­er into the hands of God, and that not lazily upon thy bed, (as the manner of some is:) But humble thou thy Soule before the Lord, kneling meekly on thy knees, ha­ving our Saviour Christ for an ex­ample, Mat. 26.39. that not onely in this, but in all things else we may be found followers of him) for what know­est thou (if being fallen asleepe) whether ever thou shalt rise againe to life or not? Eccle. 11.3.9. and 12.14.14. take heed therefore, for as the tree falleth, so it lieth; as death leades thee, so shall judgement find thee.

☞ 18 Walk as the Children of light, Eph. 5.8. and passe the time of your dwelling here in feare, 1 Pet. 1.17. 2 Pet. 3.10.11. knowing that the day of the Lord will come as a thiefe in the night, in the which the heavens shall passe away with a noise, and the Element shall melt with heat, and the earth with the [Page]works therein, shall be burnt up. Mar. 24.42. Seeing therefore that all these things must be dissolved, what man­ner of persons ought we to be in holy conversation and godlinesse? Mar. 13.33. For we know not the time neither the houre when our Lord will come: be yee therefore sober: Watch and pray, (and blessed is that Servant whom his Master at his co­ming, Mar. 24.46. and 13 47. shall find so do­ing) now those things that I say unto you, I say unto all men, Watch.