Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

2. As we should keep to our rule, so practise accordingly; let the one Foot of the Compass keep the Centre, and the other walk the rounds; let us live so as M. Felix says, Non magna loquimur, sed vivimus; We do not talk great things but live them. Exact walking would be as a miracle in this loose age, to confirm the Faith we do profess; Catechize your Children and Servants, as Abraham did, Gen. 18.19. to walk in the way of the Lord; so most excellent Theophilus was Catechized and instructed in the things of Christ, Luke 1.4. Pray in your Families; daily bread you have twice at least, then you are directed to daily prayer for it. If Nations and Kingdoms have Gods wrath poured out upon them that call not on his Name, Psal. 79.6. then surely Families much less can escape. We and our Families need daily Grace, daily Pardon as well as daily Bread; therefore unless we dare die in our Sins we should daily pray; for in Gods hands is our breath, and his are all our ways, Dan. 7.23. who then dare breath a day without compassing him about with Prayer and Praises? And let us adorn our Profession of Godliness with honesty, Tit. 2.10. 1 Tim. 2.2. Labour to think as near to the truth of things and actions as you can, and as they are in themselves, Job 26.3. then speak and declare the thing as it is in your mind, Jos. 14.7. then do as you speak, Psal. 15.3. [Greek or Hebrew], simplify your self, in Epictetus's phrase, from all composition of Frauds, Policies and Hypocrisy; then be sure you be just and do as you would have others do to you, the grand scale of Righteousness; if Men would but weigh their Thoughts, Words and Actions by this standard of equity,