The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

For the attaining of spiritual poverty, these rules are of great use.

For the attaining of spirituall pouerty, these rules are of great vse.

First, make a Catalogue of thy ¹sins, which thou m•yest •o, either by memory or by book. By memory thus: Go aside, set thy ⟨p. 235⟩soul before the Lord, as if thou werest presently to be judged of him; call to mind particularly whatsoever thou canst remember by thy self: consider thy want, thy omissions, and commissions of evil, in youth or riper age, in heart or life, in things that concern God, or man, or thy own soul, and disposition, thoughts, affections, words or deeds. Thou mayest then see an army of rebellious evils thou hast been guilty of. By book thus: Procure thee the labour of ²some reverend Divine, that hath briefly gathered the sins of every commandment; & from thence gather out so many sins as thou knowest by thy self that thou hast been guilty of: lay those sins daily before thy conscience, and consider how many ways thou hast made thy self guilty.

First, make a Catalogue of thy ¹sinnes, which thou m•yest •o, either by memory or by booke. By memory thus: Goe aside, set thy ⟨p. 235⟩soule before the Lord, as if thou werest presently to be iudged of him; call to minde particularly whatsoeuer thou canst remember by thy selfe: consider thy want, thy omissions, and commissions of euill, in youth or riper age, in heart or life, in things that concorne God, or man, or thy owne soule, and disposition, thoughts, affections, words or deeds. Thou mayest then see an armie of rebellious euils thou hast beene guilty of. By booke thus: Procure thee the labour of