the outward signes thereof Bread and Wine also that as he received the seals of the Covenant so he doth and shall partake of all the good contained therein as in briefe in this life for the inward man perfect justification true fanctification more strength against all sinne and especiall corruptions more fitnesse to serve God in all things especially wherein he hath most failed encrease of perseverâ—nce in all saving graces for the outward man a good name a competent estate safety from 〈…〉 supply of good sanctified use of all for or a turning all tâ— his good good health good iâ—ccesse c. In the end a blessed end and in the World to come in Heaven absolute holinesse and the fulnesse of all blessednesse for evermore yea every one of these undoubtedly for the Lord is in earnest and meanes not will not cannot deceive us After receiving His whole life must be a testimony of thankfulnesse for such inestimable benefits least if after receiving he returne to his old by as againe and that prove a wofull testimony against him hee hath not received rightly and so instead of the former blessings he feele the contrary judgements as a just recompence of prophaning so sacred and weighty a duty therefore to give thankes for grace and comfort againe vouchsafed to be humbled and crave pardon for what was amisse in preparation and receiving to desire and await for the Lords most mercifull promised and in the Sacrament assured assistance and blessing c. See in the true Watch Pag. 148. The third maine part concerning his particular Calling and containeth five Vowes The seventh Vow and first of this maine part To oppose and punish wicked men and wickednesse by all meanes he can That is TO discover and discountenance to speak and to set himself against such according to his place and power in all Christian wisdome and zeale yea though they be neere to him and greater then he to reprove them when words will not help nor authority cannot prevaile to shew in his countenance and carriage his unfained dislike of such persons and courses mourning and sighing for those he cannot reforme and for what he cannot mend not judging the worst but hoping the best of them praying for them shewing a meek and charitable disposition towards them so leaving them to the Lord to deale as he pleaseth with them The eighth Vow and second of this maine part To cherish and assist good men and goodnesse in like manner That is TO enquire after to converse with such finding in them words of wisdome and truth of goodnesse though in much weaknesse after triall to be open hearted cheerfull countenanced fairly carriaged and friendly in speeches towards them speaking good of them and if occasion requires speaking for them yea though they be meane in the world and though it be before great men or such as for goodnesse scorne them if they be not present in case any ill be spoken against them to speak the best of them out of Gods Word to advise and encourage them to beare with and take no notice of meer frailties in them circumspectly and seriously to admonish them in their outward need to relieve them to say nor do nothing that may shame or wrong them by no meanes before any to slight them to take heed he no way provoke grieve vex or perplex them for his sake to whom they belong to labour for inward affection towards them Christianly to respect them heartily to pray for them and conscionably to immitate their good examples of piety good government and true worth he observes in them The ninth Vow and third of this maine part To give good example therein by avoiding the common sinnes thereof keeping a good conscience and walking worthily continually That is TO set himselse in especially manner against those pattilar sinnes he most dislikes reprovs speaks against in others or which he hath any way beene noted for or if some have justly though out of their malic cast in his teeth as excesse â—â—â—sion bearing injuries in mind c. above all to have nothing to doe with any wayes of deceit oâ— violence against the â—ands service or poore Souldiers due neither in advice â—ilence liking consent word or work to yeeld thereunto though some with all manner of reasons would perswade to the same though he suffer never so much therefore or whatsoever help in distresse or benefit to him or his might come thereby But in the strength of the Almighty which hitherto in this respect hath upheld him remarkably to hold fast his integrity in well doing to commend all to the Lords disposing wholly who hath taken it on himselfe to take care for him and his continually to trust his God most in greatest extremity to deale faithfully and equally as he will give account to the Lord answer before the strictest authority declare to honest men truly and as he would be dealt by so endeavouring to keepe a good conscience in all things towards God and man and to carry himselfe unblameably and worthily none no not those that most strictly observe or mischievously malice him and wish seek and would be glad of his shame and harm may have advantage against him The tenth Vow and fourth of this maine part In all causes of Counsell and courses of Justice to be well advised and impartiall That is HEaring all particulars and parties deliberately and soberly examining every circumstance over and over throughly to weigh all seriously being asted as the cause requireth to give his advice to the purpose briefly and discreetly when his turne comes with a setled spirit grave countenance well placed and few words according to the rule of right to passe his sentence without any by respect plainly freely boldly and impartially whosoever be present whatsoever others opinions are though no more be of his mind yea though he should be frowned upon slighted and censured for his labour The eleventh Vow and fifth of this maine part In the Leaguer to carry himselfe in all Christian wisdome sincerely in the sight of God and with all circumspection worthly before men That is BEsides that he is to have due regard unto the second and third Vow concerning the Sabbath and Gods worship daily when we lye still on shipboard or faile as farre as may stand with Christian conveniency to call his company at least once a day together to pray with them to read Gods Word and some good thing to them to sing Psalmes and to have good discourse among them Before every dayes marching To put up some brief and pertinent prayer to the Lord for the Army for our Regiment for his Company for himselfe In marching To labour to entertaine and to nourish and poure our such meditations before the Lord at in especiall manner concern the present generall and his owne particular occasions When we rest To returne thankes and to renew supplications to the Almighty In every imployment To expresse such piety as
may testifie to his owne Conscience that he acknowledgeth the beginning progresse and issue of all his well doing and welfare to be from Heaven onely More especially when his turne comes to watch Be it when where or upon what occasion soever to pray and rest assured that the Lords watching with for and over us onely must and will and can secure us To give his most gracious Majesty onely all the glory for our safety and that all hath gone well with us and that we were not affronted surprized ruined and made to feare flye and fall by our Enemies when we watched Principally in or against any perilous imployment In the expectation thereof and to be well prepared therefore be it never so hard and dangerous with all humility and earnestnesse oftentimes to seeke of God all direction courage of heart strength of body all sufficiency to doe worthily all preservation from shame and harm and all good successe with his soule begging of the Lord however else he please to deale with him not to leave him so to misdemeane himselfe or that any mishap should befall him whereby his Christian profession should be disgraced his honest repute blemished or the mouth of scorne and injury opened to urge his God herein to be jealous of his owne glory be the beggar never so unthankfull sinfull weake and unworthy and though he never so much meriteth to be left to doe most unworthy and to suffer all shame sorrow and harme irrecoverably ever to the death submitting himselfe to his good Gods good pleasure wholly as is more at large in his prayer to this purpose to be found in his daily devotions then that he may be the more throughly confirmed to betake himselfe to those particular promises which in this respect assure him in Christ as the Lord sees best for him the good things he so much craves which promises are manifold and to be found in his collection of promises and the which he alwayes carries about him Thus fitted by Gods good grace in his onely name and strength to discharge his duty without backwardnesse feare or shrinking bravely and resolutely not giving over till he hath done his part fully leaving the rest to the Lords disposing freely not forgetting to give his name onely for all ability and good successe all praises duly and now when the Army is abroad and his danger the more apparent to avoid all sinfull and unseemly courses and customes more carefully yea most especially In all personall imployments also Either in receiving and executing commands in sailing marching quartering watching c. to be willing forward carefull unwearied with few words without arguing with setled countenance and carriage beseemingly towards others to behave himselfe reservedly modestly quietly friendly submissively respectively fairly inoftensively as every ones person place and worth requires of him so to carry himselfe Christianly and commendably Hereunto help Lord continually The fourth maine part concerning his Family carriage The twelfth Vow and first of this maine part To abstaine from all abuses of the Marriage-bed That is IN heart by Gods especiall grace to watch and strive against all vile conceits in words all imodesty in behaviour all wantonnesse in action all voluptuousnesse yea every way whatsoever would provoke unlawfull lusts to take heed of all unseasonable immoderate and any way meerly lustfull use thereof to abstaine altogether in time of naturall seperation solemne humiliation in case of sicknesse weaknesse or any other time when purity health or modesty is wronged to beg pardon for strength against the contrary graces to prevention of Gods threatned feared and merited judgements for and grace to eschew the occasions of and power to overcome his forepast offences to labour to possesse his vessell in holinesse often and earnestly to beg the gift of continency carrying himself chastly therefore to eat drink and sleep moderately to have respect to the right use and ends of this holy Ordinance and to keep the Bed undefiled so to crave and look for the Lords blessing therein to be deeply humbled and desire mercy howsoever The thirteenth Vow and second of this maine part To labour the conversion and edification of his Wife Children Servants or any other under his roofe by all good meanes he possible can That is TEach them where when and how to performe religious exercises and what our duties are one to another and how to carry our selves Christianly in our common conversation to admonish further and hold them thereunto according to the warrant of Gods Word with wisdome mecknesse and authority to reprove their neglect or unwilling unreverend or sloathfull performing holy duties pressing upon them the danger and ilnesse thereof and the acceptablenesse and blessednesse of the contrary not seldome or softly but often and sharply to reprove whatsoever sinne or fault he observes in word behaviour and action to be in any of them in countenance and speech to shew unfained dislike of them and as need requires using seasonable correction to his Children but that not presently in passion but considerately with compâ—ssion in obedience to Gods ordinance and to shew his hatred of the sinne and not to satisfie his froward humour or as a cruell Tyrant and not like an affectionate Parent whereby the poor Children are extreamely disheartned and rather imbittered then bettered ever letting them understand their offence and that they are duly chastised according to Gods revealed will to pray unto the Lord often and unfainedly to work uppon his Childrens hearts that the corrections may work upon them kindly if Servants be refractory after often earnest and meek warning to part with them not keeping any person to serve him that continues to be prophane or that slights and mocks goodnesse yea as much as is possible to avoid entertaining any so disposed to cast out a swearer a lyar a purloyner a deceiver a scoffer a tale-bearer a strife-sower a medler a proud selfe-conceited gadding idle filthy-speaking person if such amend not to use daily upon all occasions especially at meales holy conference among them of what hath beene heard or read or otherwise out of and according to Gods Word using to catechise more or lesse daily especially on the Sabbath day calling his Family together twice a day to prayer reading the Scriptures and somewhat in a good book singing Psalmes seasonably solemnly and constantly praying for them in private especially avoyding those evils he forbids and reproves in them and doing those duties he requires of them taking great care they may not have cause to note any particular knowne falt in him or have occasion to say this you reprove in us yet practise it your selfe or thus if not so you forget c. The fourteenth Vow and third of this maine part To demeane himselfe wisely in all his wayes among them That is IN his countenance carriage and speeches to shew a grave quiet sober cheerfull wel-ordered disposition to the uttermost eschewing a churlish frowaâ—d jealous possionate
promises to meditate on some good point to sing part of a Psalme all in the freest and sittest season Secondly in his family morning and evening to pray to read in Gods word and somewhat in a good book to conferre of good things to sing part of a Psalme to pray before and to give thanks after meales to season them with good discourse to catechise his children once a day Thirdly to lay hold on every occasion for each part of Gods publique worship In every one To set himselfe to seeke the Lord. Preparedly with premeditation Understandingly knowing what he goes about Deliberately not slubberingly nor in hast or wishing the work over Humbly he being so evill and God so holy Feelingly that his heart lahour in the action and be affected Zealously with earnestnesse and stretched out affections till the work be ended Seasonably when he may be least distracted and doe himselfe and others the most good Willingly not as puld by the ears or forced shaking off backwardnesse Chearfully striving against coldnesse dulnesse deadheartednesse and drowsinesse Instantly without delay or deferring till another time Constantly at set times if it may be catching at conveniency Conscionably because the Lord requires it Not customarily for fashions sake or any by respect In sincerity not to be seen of men but approving his heart to God Resolutely though nick-named scorned and opposed Singularly though never so few doe so Secretly in every private and family duty avoiding all loudnesse and open shewes as farre as possible may be In faith especially resting on the Lords promised acceptation and blessing in Christ Jesus In hope awaiting the experimentall performance thereof With sound application to his especiall occasions With upright and earnest resolutions to obey Powerfully practifing accordingly All in the strength of the Lord as to and in the sight of the Lord as well as he can though he cannot as he ought with true though weak defire to feare his name These following Exceptions may lawfully hinder or alter the precise times of performing the foresaid duties and sometimes some one or more of the duties themselves As BEing visited with sicknesse or being withdrawne by the workes of his calling or other urgent occasions as will not admit of delay journying by water or land being in places and company where he cannot with christian conveniency neither need the times be so strictly stood upon if the duties be at some other times performed Yet not to neglect or delay when and where he may serve the Lord as he will answer to the Lord who searcheth the hearts alwayes labouring to redeeme the time and not to trouble himself although he later some duties and performe others in their places his conscience bearing him witnesse that he still desires to seâ—ve the Lord the better thereby The fourth Vow and third of this maine part concerning Examination To examine his repentance and faith by the Law and Gospell frequently seriously and impartially as in Gods presence who sees his carriage towards him in this weighty worke That is ACcording to Master Brinslies exposition of the Law and Gospell in his book called The first part of the true Watch and rule of life being in his judgement the best help for this use that ever he met withall to try his thoughs words and wayes past present and to come c. For the times Ordinarily before every Sabbath more especially before receiving the Sacrament and before a publique Family or private Fast but most of all in any fore sicknesse or any other great calamity or being summoned by death that she may not live in any knowne sinne or the omission of any required duty without repent ance to chuse such times of the day and to seek out such places at home or abroad in field or Garrison when and where he may be most private and least hindered and be surest to prevent and escape all company and other distractions And further For more conveniency and Iesse rediousnes to take so much every day that the whole may be gone through every week or moneth or somewhat every day till all be gone through at best leasure and then to begin again or otherwise according to Christian discretion with all carefulnesse without superstition or negligence But when where and in what Order soever To set his heart and affections aright as in the presence of the al-knowing God with whom I have to doe when he begins to begin with solemne prayer to labour that his heart goe along with each part of the foresaid rule purposing to practise every particular with feeling affection and setled devotion to meditate and pray according to his written quotations joyned to that rule of Examination to mourne for every sinne committed begging pardon in Christ and the imputation and application of his most perfect obedience and al-sufficient satisfactino craving freedome from punishment pleading and urging the Lord with his Saviours infinite merits and perpetuall mediation desiring preservation from all sinne especially from those he is most prone unto and in danger of yea from such as he thinkes least of or conceives himselfe freest from to aske those graces he most wants to give thanks for every grace in any measure attained unto and for deliverance out of those sins he hath lived in and for preservation from many and grievous sinnes into which he was often ready to fall yea daily from those sinnes to which he is most prone or to which he is most tempted or which are most incident to his particular calling and common conversation yea from those he least thought of and so lest feared and for faith comfort and assurance in respect of every Article of his beleef in the forenamed true Watch to be thankfull for the least beginnings to bewaile and beg supply of his wants so labouring for faith and a good conscience to apply himselfe to discharge each part of his duty without putting off from day to day or from one time to another resisting dead-heartednesse and wearinesse being a duty concerning him so neerly The fifth Vow and fourth of this maine part concerning holy Fasting To celebrate the severall kinds of religious Fasts seasonably and solemnly as every extraordinary occasion requires That is In publique WIth Gods people according to the occasion time and manner appointed by authority upon such generall to adde his owne and his Families especiall occasions wisely to watch for catch hold of and attend upon every extraordinary occasion which God presents whereby he as cals upon him to this work In his Family and alone Having fallen into any grievous sinne or being in any great calamity or desiring any especiall inward grace or outward blessing or deliverance out of any great distresse or fearing or feeling any outward judgement to seek the preventing removing or sanctifying the same yea in whatsoever inward or outward misery he or his may be in this especiall manner as an especiall meanes that the Lord hath most graciously left
utterly lost that the Lord hath freely chosen him to be one of his who was and is worse then the worst that he hath created him so excellent a Creature and not a most loathsome dâ—formed wretch or monster that he was borne and hath been brought up in times and places when and where the Gospell flourisheth that the Lord hath estectually called him by his Word and Spirit that he may so freely plentifully peaceably enjoy the opportunities and meanes of every part of Gods worship that the Lord hath pleased to give him any measure of saving knowledge true faith sincere obedience lively hope sound repentance sollid comfort by Gods blessing on the use of the meanes that the Lord grants him to enjoy his most holy and faithfull Word the onely guide and stay of his soule that God hath caused him to escape so many and otherwise inevitable calamities that he hath heard and knowne to fall most heavily upon others that the Lord hath pleased so often and remarkably been his strength in trouble and great deliverer out of greatest extremities that his God hath so seasonably wonderfully and constantly protected and provided for him whereas else he had perished utterly Not forgetting How the Lord hath pleased to make us that were meere heathens his owne people and what great preservations victories and deliverances and blessings the Lord hath pleased to vouchsafe from time to time to his Church and Children especially in England and the Netherlands c. How graciously it hath pleased our God to shew mercy to give grace unto to keep in health to restore to health to relieve preserve deliver to ease strengthen and recover his poore Wife and Children as every occasion required and every way to watch over him and his for good and how the Lord hath most freely plainly plentifully and infallibly assured him those most neere and deare unto him and all his all that is good for us here and all happinesse with himselfe in Heaven for evermore see in his records of Gods especiall mercies All these and the like To be laid to heart with more large meditations on each with all intire affection in the sense of the Lords unutterable goodnesse towards us and with all deep humiliation in the sense of our unworthinesse of them and with all Christian confidence in the assurance of his promised favoures so to give his God the glory due unto his great name in heavenly contemplations holy acknowledgement and sincere obedience The seventh maine part concerning his outward condition The five and twentieth Vow and the first of this maine part To labour after a sanctified use of his outward condition whatsoever the same is or may be After this manner HIS present outward condition being exceedingly distressed decaying daily and in outward appearance threatning uttermost extremity as also in any other outward calamity thâ—â— may befall him to weigh the same with all its circumstances throughly not to despaire or dispure to murmure or be impatient or to be over perplexed or to limit the Lord about it but to be moved the more camestly and frequently to seek that wisdome and strength from God aright to beare it that he hath promised and a seasonable deliverance our of it Further Seriously to call to mind confesse bewaise with resolution to forsake those particular sinnes which his conscience tels him have brought this heavy affliction upon him to beg pardon for and reformation of them and that they may not hinder Gods helping of him or the Lords vouchsafeing a sanctified use of the visitation to him to consider wisely what outward occasions procured the affliction unto him not to blame the â—ame but his owne folly sinne and weaknesse chiefly to rayse his thoughts to him that sent it yea that the Lord pleased so to have it who assuredly though flesh and blood cannot digest it intends and will worke spite all oppositions and impossibilities his reall good by it that he daily in all humility with fervency and confidence commends his condition to the Lords most mighty wise mercifull and faithfull disposing wholly who knows the same and all circumstances therof fully by often fasting and prayer as by Gods grace he hath done to beseech his God according to his owne good pleasure to have regard unto it graciously especially to pray the Lord to discover to him the inward causes of it that he may aright know his hand in it and kisse the rod that scourgeth him and in all good conscience with a contented mind to await for such an issue as his good God shall please to give but of it to use onely the lawfull meanes and as farre as he conceives all lawfull meanes in lawfull manner to be relieved so to commend the rest to him that can doe with him what he will and will do what in wisdome love and faithfulnesse he sees best for us in the end and nothing shall let it because his mouth hath spoken it who if he think fit to deny in this or that particular what we conceive wee so much want and doe so earnestly crave will undoubtedly helpe some other way abundantly Far his further assurance of all these Well to weigh how the Lord hath formerly oftentimes and most remarkably helped in greatest extremity when them was as small hope and possibility Consider also what the Lord in such cases hath promised in fallibly and that he hath innumerable wayes to help continually yea when all seem past remedy that he can as easily deliver out of the most and greatest miseries as if they were never so few and small and as well out of this as our of any other that he is our beavenly Father in Christ whom he hath given to save us with whom he hath given and assured us whatsoever he sees best for us Therefore In wel-doing to trust God most in greatest extremity and by Gods especiall grace to hold fast his integrity whatsoever he suffer thereby resting fully perswaded though Heaven and earth should meet together yet that the Lord who hath so expresly promised it cannot will not faile forsake or forget us Lord my God My soule seeketh all help only from thee I know no helpe without thee I pray alone unto thee I depend onely upon thee I await alwayes for thee I submit wholly to thee surely thou that art to come wilt come and not tarry Not forgetting How graciously the Lord yet sustaineth me and that I am not over-charged utterly and that my punishment herein is so infinitely lesse then mine iniquity and that so many millions more worthy then I am suffer greater misery and what an especiall favour the Lord does me that I can all seek to and trust in him in my necessity Lord doe but hereby bring me home unto thee and further my salvation eternally and it is enough for me deale as thou pleasest with me see in his prayer to this purpofe in his daily devotions and in his sure stay in greatest
Gods blessings to the best use 27 To give the tenth of all increase to holy uses 28 To avoid suretiship to the uttermost 29 To forbeare running into and to endeavour to get out of debt by all meanes we can 30 To prepare conscionably carefully and constantly for the day of death The conclusion to seek depend upon and await for the Lords onely help and blessing in every respect Psal 28.7 127.1.2 Phil. 4.13 Amen my Lord my God my Father according to thy mercy power and truth in Jesus Christ Amen Amen Proofes 1 Psa 119.6.101 2 4. Com. 3 Psal 55.17 4 Lam. 3.40 5 Joel 2.12 13. Zach. 12.12 to the end Da. 9.3 c. 1 Cor. 11.26 to 32 7 Ps 101. 15.4 8 Ps 15.4 16.3 9 Acts 24.14 23.1 10 Deut. 16.18 19. Pro. 21.3 11 Deut. 23.14 1 Sam. 16.18 18.5.14.30 12 Levit. 18.19 Joel 2.16 Rom. 13.13 13 Deut. 6.7 14 Psa 101 15 Psa 1.1 Prov. 1.10.15 16 Isa 5.11.22 17 Job 31.1 Rom. 13.13 18 Pro. 14.17 29 15.1.18 19 Psal 39.1 17.3 20 1 Thes 5.11 1 Cor. 14.26 21 Ephe. 5.15 Ex. 23.13 22 Phil. 3.20 23 Psal 4.4 33.8 119.161 24 Ps 40.5 25 1 Tim. 4.5 26 Mat. 25.16 27 Gen. 28.20 21 22. 28 Prov. 6.1 11.15 29 Rom. 13.8 Ps 37.21 30 Isa 31.1 Mat. 24.42 Mark 13.37 The Vowes first briefty placed and in order explained and how he ought and purposeth by Gods grace to performe them The first maine part containing the first Vow concerning generall Obedience As to have respect to all Gods Commandements and to turne from every evill way That is SIncerely watchfully willingly constantly in thought word behaviour and conversation wheresoever he is with whomsoever he hath to doe and in whatsoever he takes in hand according to the light of a well informed conscience to ser himselfe against whatsoever is unlawfull and unbeseeming before God and man to the uttermost avoiding all the occasions of any sinne and all appearance of every evill and to imbrace every warrantable and commendable duty and all good meanes that may further thereunto abhorring all by-respects of pleasures profits feares flattery friends favour intreaty threats compulsion company fashion or custome multitudes examples though of otherwise good men speaking against of great men and the like that would mislead me breaking through all impediments not dispensing with himselfe in any particular approving himselfe to the Lord in all things and above all seeking his glory in the conscionable discharge of his duty The second maine part containing five Vowes concerning Gods holy Worship First to make strict conscience of sanctifying the Sabbath every where continually Before it come TO remember the same to prepare therefore to strive for longing thereafter to clense himselfe to sanctifie the same wisely carefully and constantly to prevent or remove in himselfe his or others all that he can whatsoever would occasion the prophaning or hinder the hallowing thereof on the contrary imbracing and furthering all that may further so holy a duty to pray to be prepared thereto to keep his heart busied with good thoughts and tongue with good speeches the night before yea if it may be with possible conveniency to call those about him together in the afternoone on Saturday the more solemnly and throughly to teach them their duty therein and to stirre up our selves the better hereto often calling upon and urging of them to sinish our owne works timely and diligently that our hearts be not troubled with the cares of them nor our hands tempted to worke about them on the Sabbath in especiall manner to prevent and breake off all domesticall grievances and perturbations because heart-burnings discords and disorders among the members of the Family extend their infection and hurt even to the prophanation of the Sabbath neither doth the Lord look to be served aright in his house if people live not quietly lovingly and dutifully in their houses aske experience and be warned for God will be sanctified in chose that draw neer unto him When the Sabbath is come TO arise early to give himselfe throughout the whole day without wearinesse with all diligence and delight to the severall duties of the day in Gods house in his family in private as to hearing reading prayer meditation conference Catechizing singing Psalmes every duty seasonably reverently attentively feelingly profitably to devide the times aright for every publique family and private duty that all be done orderly without hast or confusion that the one be not a hinderance but a furtherance to the other to watch against all worldly vaine and unedifying much more all wicked thoughts words and works throughout the whole day entertaining onely heavenly Meditations speeches and actions when of necessity he shall be hindered by any importunate and unavoidable duty of his particular calling as removing marching watching quartering sayling and the like To consider it is the Lords day and as may most stand with Christian conveniency to lay hold on every opportunity to doe or receive all the good he can to separate himself that he may with more freedome be the better busied to take occasion to speake of good things with those I know to be well inclined to keepe his heart close to the Lord when it cometh to the push not onely to know write and say thus but by Gods grace to practice accordingly to avoid forgetfulnesse neglect and sloth to take heed of tipling immoderate eating and whatsoever would make heavy and unfit for heavenly duties or distract from them not yeelding willingly to any thing that is contrary to the warrantable strictnesse of that day by no means dispensing to transgresse in the least against conscience a bewailing craving pardon for and Reformation of whatsoever he knowes amisse beleeving the gratious acceptation of and a waiting for his promised blessing upon his poore performances notwithstanding the wâ—aknesse of them and all other hinderances onely through Christ Jesus so giving himselfe to serve the Lord on his day wholy Besides these AS occasion requires to exercise Charity to the poore mercy towards our selves and others yea to our servants and cattell which are both to rest that day yea in time of earing and harvest Further we our selves must rest also from all works of pleasure and profit we may take convenient sustenance and that with others and must yeeld to works of instant and urgent necessity for he that is Lord of the Sabbath saith it is lawfull for us to doe good on the Sabbath day The third Vow and second of this second maine part To imbrace every part of Gods worship every day as he may possibly and conveniently without superstition and wilfull neglect That is FIrst in private to pray for himselfe his family and Gods people as most pressing occasions require to read in Gods word and somewhat in a good book to examine himselfe by some part of the true watch to call to mind his vowes to remember some of Gods