Carefully set yourself in God’s presence all the day long, that setting him at your right hand you may not fall.
Carry yourself towards others in such a way as that the weak may be won, the strong comforted, and the wicked ashamed.
Consider the dignity of your soul; how beautiful it is to God and his angels, so long as you keep it unspotted. In this way may you cleanse your heart from the first motions of sinful thoughts, as lust, anger, envy, pride, ambition, covetousness, sullenness and the like, because the least sin deserves death.
Daily, morning and evening, solemnly on your knees make your confession and requests with thanksgiving: first preparing your heart to seek the Lord. In the morning think that this day may be your last; and when you go to bed, you know not whether you will rise unless it be to judgement. It is safest therefore to use prayer as a key to open the morning, and as a bar or lock to shut in the evening.
Delight to do all the good you can to God’s children; and to receive all the good you can from them.
Distrust not God’s providence in any matter, although you see the means wanting. And when you do have the means, do not rely on them more than on God himself; but let him be prayed to for the prosperous use of them.
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