The Practice of Piety

2 Sit down a while before thou goest to bed and consider with thy self what memorable thing thou hast seen, heard, or read that day more then thou sawest, heardest or knewest before, and make thy best use of them; but especially, call to mind, what sin thou hast committed that day against GOD or Man: and what good thou hast omitted: and humble thy self for both: If thou findest that thou hast done any goodness,^* acknowledge it to be Gods grace, and give him the glory, and count that day lost, ⟨p. 399⟩wherein thou hast not done some good.

2 Sit downe a while before thou goest to bed and consider with thy selfe what memorable thing thou hast seene, heard, or read that day more then thou sawest, heardest or knewest before, and make thy best vse of them; but especially, call to minde, what sinne thou hast committed that day against GOD or Man: and what good thou hast omitted: and humble thy selfe for both: If thou findest that thou hast done any goodnesse,^* acknowledge it to be Gods grace, and giue him the glory, and count that day lost, ⟨p. 399⟩wherein thou hast not done some good.

1. *Heu Perdidi diem! Tit. Vesp. Apothegm. Nullus sine linea dies.

3 If by frailty or strong temptation, thou shalt perceive, that thou hast committed any grievous sin or fault; presume not to sleep till thou have upon thy knees, made a particular reconciliation with God in Christ for the same: both by confessing the fault, and by fervent praying, for the pardon of the same. Thus making thy score even with Christ every night, thou shalt have the less to account for; when thou art to make thy final reckoning, before his Majesty in the Judgement day.