The diamond of deuotion cut and squared into sixe seuerall points: namelie, 1 The footpath to felicitie. 1 2 A guide to godlines. 81 3 The schoole of skill. 181 4 A swarme of bees. 209 5 A plant of pleasure. 245 6 A groue of graces. 283 Full of manie fruitfull lessons, auaileable to the leading of a godlie and reformed life: by Abraham Fleming.

my lips and my tongue, gratte in me a desire and delight to speake the truth iustlie, vprightlie, and Christianlie.

Lighten thou my waies, and direct all my goings, let the deaw of thy blessed spirit drop into my heart, so shall I be obedient vnto thy lawe.

4 Enter not against me in iudge∣ment and rigour, but let thy mer∣cie preuent thy iustice, so shall I be sure to escape shame, reproch, and confusion.

5 My heart, my tongue, and my voice, shall become instruments of praise, to sound out thy greatnesse and goodnesse, in the cares of all people and nations.

In my bed will I meditate of thy commandements, at my meate thy lawe shall be in my mouth, thine ordinances & statutes shall be my dailie exercise.

Neither gold nor siluer, neither precious stones, neither robes of roialtie, nor princelie treasure, de∣light

me like thy word.

Gréedilie will I séeke after the loue of thy lawe, at morning and at euening: yea, at midnight will I comfort my soule in thy gratious Gospell.