Exercise your mind in meditating often on the works of God: his creating and governing of the world, his prospering and punishing the wicked, his blessing and correcting his children, his preparing of unspeakable joy for the one, and unutterable torment for the other. On the Sabbath, add to these meditations the holy exercises of prayer, preaching, sacraments, holy conference (I think this means talking with other believers about stuff that matters in a godly way?), and such like.
Esteem everyone better than yourself, and the more you outstrip someone else, be so much more humble towards them.
Examine your thoughts carefully to see where they are leading before you do what you want to do; if you find you thoughts are unprofitable, curious, vain, or such as you cannot give a sufficient reason to God or man for them, nip them in the bud, let them not live or breathe longer in you.
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