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A threefold alphabet of rules, concerning Christian-practice the first precept of each letter concerning our duty toward God, the second towards our neighbour, the third towards our selves.
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A threefold Alphabet of Rules concerning Christian-Practice The first Precept of each Letter concerning our Duty towards God the second towards our Neighbour the third towards our selves A. 1. AWake with God in the Morning and before all things give him the first Fruits and Calves of your Lips First in confessing of sins Secondly in Petitioning of necessaries for Body and Soul Thirdly in thankfulness for Mercies received especially your late preservation rest and protection of you and yours Josh 24. 15. Psal 101. 2. 2. Account it not enough that your self fear God unless you see all in your charge do the same Gen. 14 14. and 18 19. 3. Arm your self against whatsoever the day may bring forth and upon all occasions think upon your happy Redemption with much thankfulness for so happy a Conjunction of Justice and Mercy B. 1. Beware of occasions of Sin and wisely inure your self in subduing the least sin that at least the greater may be foiled 1 Sam. 10.16 2. Believe all that God hath spoken unto you out of his Word but not all that Man telleth you nor tell to another all that you hear but only the Truth and that neither all nor allways Eccl. 3. 7. Luke 2. 29. 3. Before you take in hand any thing Counsel with Gods word if it be lawful and then perform it with Prayer that it may be as successful as lawful C. 1. Carefully set your self in Gods presence all the day long 2. Carry your self unto all as that the weak may be winned the strong comforted and the wicked ashamed 1 Cor. 10. 32. Col. 4 5. 3. Consider the dignity of your Soul how beautiful it is to God and his Angels so long as you keep it unspotted that so you may cleanse your heart from the hrst motions of sinful thoughts as Lust Anger Envy Pride Ambition Covetousness Sullenness and the rather because the least Sin deserveth Death Mat. 15.18 Eph. 4.23.31 Ccl. 3.5.8 D. 1. Dayly Morning and Evening at least solemnly on your knees make Confession and requests with thanksgiving unto the Lord In the Morning think that day may be your last day and when you go to bed you know not whether you shall rise again unless it be to Judgment 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 2. Delight to do all the good to and receive all the good you can from Gods Children Gal. 6. 10. 3. Distrust not Gods Providence in any lawful undertaking although you see the means wanting neither when you have them let them be relied on more than God himself but let him be pray'd unto for the prosperous use of them 1 Chron. 16. 9. 12. 1 Cor. 3. 5. and 3. 7. E. 1. Exercise your mind in meditating often on the works of God as his Creating and Governing of the World his prospering and punishing the wicked his blessing and correcting of his Children his preparing unspeakable Joys for the one and unutterable torments for the other But especially on the Sabbaoth add to these Meditations the Holy exercise of Prayer Preaching holy conferences and the like Jer. 12. 2. Hab. 2 1. 2. Mat. 15. 31. Exod. 20. 8 2. Esteem of every one better then your self and the more you excel another be so much the more humble 3. Examine your Thoughts well whether they tend before you fulfil your own Desires if you find them unprofitable curious vain or such as you cannot yield a sufficient reason to God or man for kill them in the Shell let them not live or breath in you any longer Rom. 12. 16. Phil. 2.3 Rom. 14.23 Prov. 6.14 Zach. 8. 17. Ps 49.3 F. 1. Eear God and keep his Commandments for this is the whole Duty of Man Eccl. 12. 13. 2. Flie and avoid places and persons Infectious Wanton Idle unthristy and bad Company which are to the Soul as poisoned and infected Air to the Body Prov. 5. 8. and 6. 17. 18. 3. Follow with faithfulness and diligence your own business in the lawful and peculiar Calling wherein God hath placed yon only be careful in your Earthly business to carry a Heavenly mind Eccl. 1.13 Gen. 3.19 2 Thes 3. 6. G. 1. Grow up daily in the practice of every Commandment and in the Faith of every promise of God seeing God would have those that are planted in his House thrive and be fruitful in their old Age. He that is not best at last may fear whether ever he were good 1 Cor. 10.32 2. Give no offence to any man whether within or without for wo be to them by whom offences come Rom. 14. 13. 3. Grieve for nothing in the world so much as for your own sins and in them for nothing so much as in offending so loving a God and that not only in committing of evil but in omitting of good Rom. 7. 8. H. 1. Humble your self for your sins that the Lord may raise you up for he that judgeth himself aright shall never be judged of the Lord. 1 Cor. 11. 31. 2. Honour all men in their places but no man so much for his greatness as for his goodness and thus shall you immitate the Lord himself who accepteth not persons but in every Nation accepteth him that feareth him Acts 10. 31. 3. Have special care to avoid the sins which you have found your self most inclined unto and which hath in times past prevailed for sin is loth to be said nay I. 1. Justify Gods wisdom in all his proceedings concerning your self and others his Power in sustaining his Providence in maintaining his Justice in punishing his Love for correcting his Bounty in promising his Faithfulness in performing his Grace in giving his Mercy in taking away and in every thing say from thy Heart blessed be the Name of the Lord. 2. In every Company do some good and receive some also give no cause to be ill spoken of neither do any hurt by Speech Silence Countenance or Example but in your praises be discreet in admonishing brotherly and wise in moving and holding up profitable Discourse or Conference 3. It is fearful to sin but much more to lie in it therefore register all your sins dayly bewail them pray for Pardon of them and strength against them contemn no sin by counting it little because Gods Law hath condemned it and Christ hath died for it Psal 51. 3. Eph. 4. 26. K. 1. Know God in Christ which is Life everlasting Kiss ye the Son of God lest he be angry and know your self to be a Believer and that Christ is in you and you in him Job 17. 3 Psal 2. 12. 2. Keep as your Vows with God so your lawful promises with men for Faith and Truth must kiss each other in Christian Conversation Psal 15.4 3. Keep out wandring and worldly thoughts and unclean thoughts as much as possible narrowly watching your heart for such as you suffer that to be such will be your words deeds