The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

Of going to bed.

Of goyng to bed.

☞ And when the time cometh, that thou must go to bed thou being in thy chamber, to call remembrance how thou hast spent the day past. If thou perceivest, that thou hast offended God in any thing at all, confess thy fault unto him with a repentant and sorrowful heart▪ and desire him of his great mercy for Christs sake to forgive thee, and promise that unto the uttermost of thy power, his grace working with thee, thou wilt amend that wherein thou hast offended, and walk more diligently in the rules of thy profession. Cry with the Publican. O God be merciful to me a sinner. Cry with that lost son: Father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Pray with David: for thy names sake. O Lord, for give me my sin for it is exceeding much. Thus with a faithful hart believing that thy sins are for given thee, content thy self and quiet thy conscience. If thou perceivest, that thou hast that day committed no notable crime▪ then give to God right hearty thanks, which by his holy spirit hath wrought the same in thee: and desire him to increase his gifts in thee, that his glory may be showed in all thy acts & deeds. This done, prepare thy self to bedward, and when thou art ready to lye down, lift up thou hart, thy eyes, and thy hands unto heaven, & pray to God on this manner.

☞ And whē the time cōmeth, that thou must go to bed thou beyng in thy chamber, to cal remēbraūce how thou hast spent the day past. If thou perceiuest, that yu hast offēded God in any thyng at all, confesse thy fault vnto him with a repentaunt and sorowfull heart▪ and desire hym of hys great mercye for Christes sake to forgeue thee, and promise that vnto the vttermost of thy power, hys grace woorkyng with thee, thou wilt amende that wherin thou hast offended, and walke more diligently in the rules of thy profession. Cry with the Publicane. O God be mercifull to me a sinner. Cry with that lost sonne: Father I haue synned against heauen and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne. Pray with Dauid: for thy names sake. O Lorde, for geue me my sinne for it is excedyng much. Thus with a faythfull hart beleuyng that thy sinnes are for geuen thee, content thy selfe and quiet thy conscience. If thou perceyuest, that thou hast that day committed no notable crime then geue to God right harty thankes, whiche by his holy spirite hath wrought the same in thee: and desire him to encrease his giftes in thee, that hys glory may be shewed in all thy actes & dedes. This done, prepare thy selfe to bedward, and when thou art ready to lye down, lift vp thou hart, thy eyes, and thy handes vnto heauen, & pray to God on this maner.