A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

Another of his exercises was his: He used to make unto himself an Ephemeris, or a Journal, in which he used to write all such notable things, as either he did see or hear, each day that passed. But whatsoever he did hear or see, he did so pen it, that a man might see in that book, the signs of his smitten heart. For, if he did hear or see any good in any man, by that he found and noted the want thereof in himself, and added a short prayer, craving mercy, and grace to amend. If he did hear or see any plague or misery, he noted it as a thing procured by his ⟨image 8⟩own sins, and still added, Domine, miserere mei, Lord, have mercy upon me. He used in the same book to note such evil thoughts as did rise in him; as of envying the good of other men, thoughts of unthankfulness, of not considering God in his works, of hardness of heart, when he did see other moved and affected. And thus he made to himself, and of himself, a book of daily practises of repentance.

Another of his exercises was his: He vsed to make vnto himselfe an Ephemeris, or a Iournall, in which he vsed to write all such notable things, as either he did see or heare, each day that passed. But whatsoeuer he did heare or see, he did so pen it, that a man might see in that booke, the signes of his smitten heart. For, if hee did heare or see any good in any man, by that he found and noted the want thereof in himselfe, and added a short prayer, crauing mercy, and grace to amend. If hee did heare or see any plague or misery, hee noted it as a thing procured by his ⟨image 8⟩owne sinnes, and still added, Domine, miserere mei, Lord, haue mercy vpon me. He vsed in the same booke to note such euill thoughts as did rise in him; as of enuying the good of other men, thoughts of vnthankfulnesse, of not confidering God in his workes, of hardnes of heart, when he did see other moued and affected. And thus he made to himselfe, and of himselfe, a booke of daily practises of repentance.

Besides this, they which familiarly kept company with him, might see how he used to fall often into a sudden and deep meditation, in which he would sit with fixed countenance and spirit moved, yet speaking nothing a good space. And sometimes in this silent sitting, plenty of tears should trickle down his cheeks, Sometime he would sit in it, and come out of it with a smiling countenance. Oftentimes have I sate at dinner and supper with him, in the house of that godly harbourer of many Preachers and servants of the Lord Jesus, I mean M. Elsyng, when either by occasion of talk had, or of some view of Gods benefits present, or some inward cogitation and thought of his own, he hath fallen into these deep cogitations, and afterward he would tell me of them, that I did perceive, that sometimes his tears trickled out of his eyes, as well for joy, as for sorrow. Neither was he only such a practiser of repentance