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Rh in your recreations, that ye miſpend not precious time; ſobriety is always ſafe and commendable. Philip. iv. 5. Tit. ii. 12.

Exh. 25. Make as much conſcience of ſin and duty in ſecret before God alone, as openly in the ſight of men: have a care of Phariſaical righteouſneſs. Gen. xxxix. 9. Mat. vi. 1, 4, 5, 6.

Exh. 26. Follow your lawful calling diligently, never be idle, but have your hand always in a turn, the hand of the diligent maketh rich; yet be not ſo much ſwallowed up with your worldly affairs, as to forget God, or your ſouls, or juſtle out religious duties: keep a good mind in all your affairs, ſwaying to no extreme, either of neglecting your lawful calling, under the pretence of conſtant devotion, or of too much engagement in throng of worldly buſineſs, under the pretence of dutiful providing for your families; every thing is beautiful in its ſeaſon. Eccl. ix. 10. Rom. xii. 11.

Exh. 27. Look more to God's providence and bleſſing for making you thrive and proſper in the world, than to your own ſkill or induſtry; and, as you would expect God's bleſſing, be