Doft thou take care to admonish and reprove others for their fins, fo far as thou mayft with prudence and decency?

Haft thou faithfully received the Scriptures, not as the word of man, but as they are in truth, the word of God?

Doft thou read and obferve them, in order to make them the rule of life?

Have the promifesand awakening threatenings therein prevailed with thee, to govern thyself according to the holy and adinirable precepts therein delivered?

Haft thou honoured him by a reverent ufage of whatfoever things or perfons belong to him, and are dedicated to his honour and fervice?

Doft thou confider the Lord's Day, as fet apart by God for the care of the foul, and the preparation of ourselves for the next life, and for his more immediate worfhip, in keeping it holy, to thofe ends for which it was appointed; by attending the public fervice of the church; in reading and hearing his holy word; in prayer and meditation,and good difcourfe on the SabbathDay?"

Doft thou go to church with a hearty intention to serve God, and to be instructed in thy duty, or reminded of it; and not only for fafhion's fake?

Doft thou afterwards reflect upon what thou hast heard, and lay it up in thy heart, that thou mayft live according to it?

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Haft thou fo little regarded this holy day, as to spend it in travelling, and taking unneceffary journeys thereupon, such as might as well have been performed on any other day?

Haft thou every day duly prayed to him, and praised him for thy mercies received? Have thy prayers and praises been always accompanied with fuch a sense of God, and fuch ferioufnefs, fervency, and affection, as he requires?

Haft thou, notwithstanding the means of grace,andthe lightofthegofpel,fufferedthyfelftolive in ignorance of him,andthyduty? Haft thou not been fo foolish as to put off thy repentance, thereby rendering thyfelf lefs able to fet about it?

Haft thou a reverent regard to the facraments which God hath appointed in his

church?

Art thou mindful of thy part of the covenant made with God in baptism ?

Haft thou made it thy care to live fuitably to thy facramental profeffion, and solemn engagements?

Halt thou feriously confidered that amazing inftance of the love of Chrift, in redeeming thee from the bondage and dominion of fin, and the tyranny of the devil?

Doft thou depend upon the merits and fatisfaction of Chrift, and doft thou hope for acceptance with God, only through him, and not for any merit of thy own?

Haft thou frequented the holy facrament of the Lord's fupper? or haft thou not ftayed away through caufelefs prejudice, or feigned excufes, being unwilling to part with thy fins? Or,

Haft thou at any time received the bleffed facrament without repentance, and a fteadfaft purpose to lead a new life; without a firm and lively faith; a hearty and thankful remembrance of the love of Chrift, in giving himself to be a facrifice for our fins; and without a fincere and univerfal love and good-will to all mankind?

II. Concerning our duty towards our neigh

bour*.

URN now, O my foul, and feriously confider whether thou haft difcharged thy duty to thy neighbour: and first reflect that, in the fenfe of the Gofpel, not only the perfon who dwells near thee, but every man is thy neighbour.

Doft thou confider thy neighbours as thy brethren and fellow-members of the body of Chrift?

Haft thou had that univerfal love and charity for all men, as to defire all good to them, without fo much as withing evil or harm to any one?

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*This Duty may be found explained at large in the NEW WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 8. Section I. &c.

Haft thou, in conformity to this rule, endeavoured in thy place and ftation to prevent evil and damage to the fouls, and bodies, and eftates of others?

Haft thou never been the means of hurting the foul of thy neighbour, in drawing him to fin by thy authority, or allurements, or example?

Haft thou difcouraged or deterred any one from the ferious practice of religion and piety?

Haft thou fought and endeavoured to bring thofe to repentance, whom thou haft any way led into fin?

Doft thou endeavour toreftrain thyneighbour from running into fin, by feasonable cautions, and friendly admonitions?

Haft thou delighted to grieve any one? Haft thou never injured the body of thy neighbour, by murdering, maiming, or hurting it, or been the means and occafion of doing any of these?

Haft thou never been guilty of fighting or attempting duels?

Haft thou not enticed or corrupted thy neighbour's wife, or his daughter, or any others belonging to him, and under his care ?

Haft thou injured thy neighbour in his goods or eftate by damaging him; by defrauding or over-reaching him in bargains, or contracts; or in his good name, by flandering, backbiting, or infult?

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Haft thou always performed thy words and contracts, without shuffling, treachery, or deceit ?

Haft thou envied the good and profperity of thy neighbour?

Reflect if thou haft not published thy neighbour's faults, when neither the glory of God, nor the good of others, made fuch a publication neceffary?

Doft thou not delight in laying open the failings of thy neighbour?

Haft thou borne falfe witness against any man in a court of juftice? or reproached, reviled, and railed against thy neighbour, in thy ordinary converfation? or fecretly flandered him by whispering and backbiting?

Doft thou encourage backbiters, by liftening to them, or giving too eafy credit to their flander?

Haft thou not oppreffed thy neighbour by thy power and authority, or by extortion, and griping ufury?

Doft thou make a confcience of speaking according to truth?

Haft thou endeavoured to affift thy neighbour in any diftreffes, to comfort him in his troubles; or, when afperfed wrongfully, to vindicate his reputation?

Haft thou, in the management of thy eftate, or calling, run into debt without hopes or defign of payment?

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