The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

1. Take every thing, so far as possibly thou canst, in the better part. Do not judge every show and appearance of wrong to be indeed a wrong. Or if it be, do not aggravate it, and make it greater than it is. But think the best of the mind, and intent of him that did the wrong, that he did it not wittingly, or least not despitefully, or in contempt. For this conceit, that a man is contemned, or despised doth sooner stir up anger and wrath than any other thoughts.

1. Take every thing, so far as possibly thou canst, in the better part. Do not judge every shew and appearence of wrong to be indeed a wrong. Or if it be, do not aggravate it, and make it greater than it is. But think the best of the mind, and intent of him that did the wrong, that he did it not wittingly, or least not despightfully, or in contempt. For this conceit, that a man is contemned, or despised doth sooner stir up anger and wrath than any other thoughts.

Or if an injury be so, as it cannot but be taken as it is, yet remember that thou hast done, or may do the like to others, if not to other men, yet to God, against whom thou hast despitefully, and contemptuously sinned. And thereupon resolve with thy self to be slow to anger towards others, as thou wouldst have God slow to anger towards thee.

Or if an injury be so, as it cannot but be taken as it is, yet remember that thou hast done, or may do the like to others, if not to other men, yet to God, against whom thou hast despightfully, and contemptuously sinned. And thereupon resolve with thy self to be slow to anger towards others, as thou wouldst have God slow to anger towards thee.

2. Accustom thy self to a daily and continual meditation of Gods all-seeing and all-ruling Providence; how nothing ⟨p. 73⟩