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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55005	Memorials of godliness & Christianity in three parts : with a brief account of the authors life / by Herbert Palmer.	Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647.	1670 (1670)	Wing P240; ESTC R27526	31,188	143

but read to learn that thou maiest be the wiser holier happier for that particular Word and reading of it therefore think of it a while with all seriousness 13. Usually read from the beginning of a book to the end 14. Strive not to read much at once yet in stories unless called away necessarily break not off till seen some issue of it 15. Choose to read those Books and Chapters most frequently that are most easie to be understood and most readily applyed to practice As the Psalms and Epistles specially the latter part of them 16. Special difficulties as soon as thou hast time enquire of from books friends Ministers especially 17. If indispenssible interruption put thee from the usual time of prayer or reading take the next free time with all diligence and watchfulness 18. However do not dine till thou hast prayed solemnly alone longer or shorter and read at least some portion of Scripture every day 19. Unless on unavoidable necessity be not absent from family-Prayers 20. Quicken thy self to like zeal and faithfulness as if thou wert alone and call thy self to some account for the Word then read 21. Having attended upon God address thy self to the business of the day 22. Allot for extraordinry business the fittest time and then be diligent to dispatch it 23. Having a special calling or outward imploiment do somewhat at it every day if possible or take a strict account of thy selfe why not 24. Think thou dost not well if the bulk of thy time be not taken up in thy special calling from one end of the year to another 25. Thy calling consisting of divers imployments look that one encroch not upon the other And prefer the most important for the time present and for the principal end 26. Be watchful of thy diet that thou neither eat nor drink out of season things hurtful excessively that so thou prejudice not thy self by what was given thee for good and so be 1. Hindered in Gods services or thy own businesses 2. Hurt in thy mind through temptations in thy body by diseases paines present or future 27. Let not thy mind be earnestly bent presently before at or too soon after meales 28. Yet take heed of the breaches of time and interruption of thy business by meals c. that they put thee not too far out of the way But have a care to return again to thy imployments as soon as is convenient And particularly if it may be within an hour or less 29. Once a day read over and recollect in thy mind these rules 30. Whoever thou art look to thy thoughts that they be 1. Free from 1. Wicked Atheism and denials of Fundamental Truths 2. Pride Arrogance Self-Applause though praised 3. Lasciviousness Covetousness malice envie matters of provocation 4. Impatience grudging discontent 5. Lightness and ●●ity froth and emptiness 2. Filled with apprehensions of God Christ Eternity thy Calling the Church and thy own last account 31. When thou comest into company make account thou treadest among snares which the Devil hath set to take thee Look to thy self first and then to thy company 1. That thou be not the worse for them but better for them 2. That others be the better specially not the worse any way by thy speech silence actions forbearance 32. Bridle thy tongue so with consideration before thou speakest that thou afterward wish not any thing unsaid in reference to what may befal temporally or spiritually 33. Take heed of 1. All ungodly words 1. Athestical 2. Slighting or scorning Religion Devotion 3. Taking Gods name in vain in the least 4. Swearing falsly unnecessarily 5. Mentioning God without Reverence 6. Making jests of Scripture-phrases 7. Using them sportingly 8. Repeating others oaths 2. All slanderous words 1. Untruths 2. Truths spoken maliciously sportingly unnecessarily concerning others faults or imperfections 3. Bitter provoking jests 4. Railing speeches though provoked 3. All scurrilous and lascivious talk one of the worst signs of a rotten filthy heart 4. All kind of lies notwithstanding any pretence 5. All idle and vain words not profiting thy self or hearers 6. All peremptory affirming news unless infallibly assured of it 7. All words of heat and anger peremptory and provoking in disputing though perswaded and even assured thou art in the right unless in matters fundamental for saith or practice yet even then let thy passion not be unbridled as serving to gain the hearers 8. In thy promises to men and much more in vows to God be not over-hasty till thou hast throughly weighed the possibility and convenience lest thou be either 1. Insnared in keeping of it 2. Incur the blame of rash or false in breaking it 9. In any disputable Question be moderate in asserting or denying lest an unexpected Argument put thee to shame by forcing thee to alter thy sentence or contradiction without reason 10. Boast not thy self neither speak much unnecessarily of any thing already done by thee or of any ability specially spiritual or any future action or undertaking 11. Yet deny not the grace of God in thee or toward thee for others or by resolutions of faithfulness to God or men 34. Take a time the first free season when thy mind is in any fitness to pray alwayes solemnly be tween dinner and supper and let nothing hinder thee in it being at home and neglect it not through unwillingness 35. Whereever thou art inure thy self to short frequent and fervent ejaculations to God both of requests and thanksgivings which will be a blessed preservative to thy soul and gain more blessing than thou canst imagine 36. Particularly neglect not this upon any sentible failing of thine even in a sinful thought or any unexpected accident or news of importance 37. Give not any one specially a stranger power to undo thee if he will be false 38. Have not many friends nor count them so till thou hast good trial of their faithfulness to God being truly religious and of their wisdom 39. To no friend impart another friends secret without leave 40. And whenever thou tellest a secret tell it as a secret lest they take it otherwise and so reveal it 41. Have now then that saying in thy mind amici sunt fures temporis Friends are thieves of time 42. Yet count the Communion of Saints redeeming of time 43. Remember that some time must be dedicated to preparation to make way 1. For favour in others minds 2. For introducing a discourse advantagiously and that sometimes it will seem lost through disappointment of hope which yet is to be counted wisely and necessarily imployed and the benefit perhaps will appear afterward 44. Do nothing to another which thou wouldest not have done to thee or thine 45. Do that to another thou wouldest have done to thy self or thine 46. Be sure to take head of giving any scandal by thy behaviour better thy hand or thy eye were cut off c. 47. Rejoyce with them that rejoyce after the Apostles rule and weep