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 3. In the morning. think what you have do, for which ask God's blessing; and, at night think of what you have done that is sinful, for which ask him forgiveness. 4. Take an exact account of your life, be not afraid to look upon the score, but to exercise it. To despair, because a man is sinful, is to be worse, because he hath been bad. 5. Consider the shortness of your life, and the certainty of judgment for the wicked: and so you will have but one day to repent of before you die. 6 Do injury to no one: for by injuring other you teach them to injure you. 7. Innocence will be the best guard. He who dares to be wicked sometimes for his advantage will always be so if his interest requires it.

And so much for the first head: I come not in the second place, to tell you of the duty you owe to your mother.

Honour your father and mother' &c. the fifth commandment; A wise son heard his father's instruction,' Prov. xii. Ain gain Prov. vi. 26. My son, keep thy mother's commandments, and forsake not the lesson of thy mother'. Here you may see that duty to your parents, is a command of God. Solomon, the wisest man that ever was, gives you this character of a wise son (that is a dutiful for he hearkens to his father's instructions, and willingly obeys.

Consider then my son, on what I have said honour your mother when I am in my grave I give you this charge in the fight of God, a Christ Jesus our Lord..