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

Many make it the chief design, and the main business of their lives, to contrive how they may be great and honourable in the World; and often it is that Honour flies from them, as the shadow from him that pursues it. But if they would study to be humble, and so carry themselves towards all, they would find that the speediest way to exaltation. For saith Christ himself, Mat. 23. 12. Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted, even to honour here, if God sees it good for him; but howsoever to glory hereafter, which is the highest and best preferment; for (Mat. 5. 3) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

True Humility stands in being low in our own eyes, and being content to be low in the eyes of others. Get this Heart humility, and that will prevent those thoughts which would puff thee up in thy self, and those lofty carriages which tend to set thee up in the World. Let it be thy care to approve thy self in all good Conscience towards God, and let him alone to take care of thy good name among men.

IV. Be as serviceable to others as thou canst. As it was the meat and drink of our blessed Saviour to be doing ⟨p. 145⟩good unto others: So let it be thy meat and drink, even thy chief delight, to be doing all the good thou canst. Let not any opportunity of doing good slip out of thy hands, but as the Wise Man adviseth, Eccles. 9. 10. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might; that is, whatsoever ability, or opportunity of service God affordeth unto thee, either in thy general or particular Calling, improve it with all care and diligence: endeavour with thy might to do all the good that possibly thou canst in thy Generation.