Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

2 Meditating of what you have heard or read that day; which is an excellent means to make the Word both read and preached profitable unto you. For as meat, though it be never so wholesome, nourisheth us not, if it be not concocted and digested: so is it with the Word of God, the food of our souls, if it be not by meditation concocted and digested, it will nothing at all profit us; but being by meditation digested, it will then prove effectual to the nourishing of our souls.

2 Meditating of what you have heard or read that day; which is an excellent means to make the Word both read and preached profitable unto you. For as meat, though it be never so wholsome, nourisheth us not, if it be not concocted and digested: so is it with the Word of God, the food of our souls, if it be not by meditation concocted and digested, it will nothing at all profit us; but being by meditation digested, it will then prove effectual to the nourishing of our souls.

3 Examining your selves, as of your former life & conversation, so especially of your carriage the last week, and of the manner of your performing the duties of the day; and as you should be humbled for your failings therein, so you should resolve, with the assistance of Gods grace, to be more watchful over your selves for the time to come, and to be more careful in sanctifying the Lords Day, by a conscionable manner of performing the duties thereof.

3 Examining your selves, as of your former life & conversation, so especially of your carriage the last week, and of the manner of your performing the duties of the day; and as you should be humbled for your faylings therein, so you should resolve, with the assistance of Gods grace, to be more watchful over your selves for the time to come, and to be more careful in sanctifying the Lords Day, by a conscionable manner of performing the duties thereof.