The true tryall and examination of a mans owne selfe wherein euery faithfull Christian, by looking into his conscience, may most plainely behold his spirituall deformity by nature, described, his actuall rebellion by disobedience detected, his promise breach at baptisme, by ordinary transgression apparantly proued, his lamentable estate through sinne discouered, his wilfull obstinacie by dayly disorder displayed, and lastly howe by earnest repentaunce, and faith in Christ Iesu, he is from all the same clearely pardoned, forgiuen, released and reconciled / done in Englishe by Tho. Newton.

Sinnes inward. For the trade of life.

SOnne, Daughter, Orphan,* 1.1 and Warde.* 1.2 Whether thou hast at all times re∣uerently thought, and had a good opinion of thy parents & gouernors, wishing well vnto them and praying for them, and in all thinges to their good liking, shewing thy dutifull obe∣dience.

Whether by reason of their base de∣gree and condition, pouerty, afflictiō, misery or any such like respect, thou haue had them in contempt, or made the lesse account of them.

Whether because they haue at som∣time somewhat sharply chastised thee; or because of some wrong which they haue done vnto thee, or because thou thinkest they haue not had that care of thee which they ought, thou haste

therfore withdrawne thy duty, & alie∣nated thy mind any waies from them.

¶ Parents & Gardians. Whether they haue borne a right fatherly mind and affection toward their childrē: wishing their welfare and wel-doing, & proui∣ding the best for them that they pos∣sibly could in all things.

¶ Lay people. Whether of the spiritu∣all fathers & Parentes that feede thy soule, that is to say, the Ministers of Gods holy word and sacraments, and of their office, function and calling, thou haste reuerently and religiously thought.

Whether thou hast willingly recei∣ued and heard their doctrine, exhor∣tations, reprehensions and ecclesiasti∣call discipline by them deseruedly in∣flicted vpon thee, either publikely or priuatelie, and that without murmu∣ring, resistance or gainsaying.

¶ Minister of the Church. Whether as much as in thee lay, thou hast earnest¦ly & heartilie laboured to bring vnto God, & to the knowlege of their salua∣tion in Christ, those that were cōmit∣ted to thy charge & ouersight: euer re∣mēbring that God would one day re∣quire an account of them at thy hand.

¶ Scholler.* 1.3 Whether thou haste ca∣ried the same good mind and affecti∣on, towards thy Masters which tooke paines to trayne thee vp in vertue & learning, as thou oughtest to bear to∣ward thy parents.

¶ Schoole-master,* 1.4 Whether thou haue caried a Fatherly minde & affection towardes thy Schollers, carefully de∣uising and seeking all wayes & means to profit them.

¶ Subiectes* 1.5 and Inferiors. Whether thou haste esteemed the Magistrates, which be the common parents of the country, defending vs, our wiues, chil¦dren and goodes from iniurie and op∣pression, and procuring vnto vs peace quietnes, and tranquility, as the law∣full Ministers of God; vnto whome thou owest honour, feare, tribute, cu∣stome, and all thinges else,* 1.6 euen for conscience sake:* 1.7 knowing that thou art bounde to obey them, yea, though they were wicked.

¶ Magistrates.* 1.8 Whether they consi∣dering & remembring that they must make an account, and giue a recko∣ning of their gouernment, and that they beeing Deputies heere on earth vnder God, ought to minister Iustice,

and to iudge in all thinges according to right, haue accordingly endeuored them-selues at all times to seeke the quietnesse & tranquility of their sub∣iectes, and carefully in singlenesse of heart to prouide for their commodity and welfare.

¶ Seruauntes and Hand-maydes.* 1.9 Whe∣ther they haue beene obedient, and submitted them-selues to their Mai∣sters and Mistresses, with feare and trembling, seruing them heartily in singlenesse and simplicity of minde, e∣uery where and at all times, rather wishing their furtherance and profit, then their losse and hindraunce.

¶ Masters* 1.10 and Mistresses.* 1.11 Whether they knowing them-selues to haue a Master in Heauen, with whome there is no respect of persons, haue dealt iustly and equally with their seruants,* 1.12 shewing mildnesse vnto them,* 1.13 and cur¦tesy, not rigor and threatning.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Orphans.
• * 1.2

  Wardes.
• * 1.3

  Scholler.
• * 1.4

  Schoolema∣sters.
• * 1.5

  Subiects.
• * 1.6

  Rom. 13. 1.
• * 1.7

  1. Pet. 2. 13
• * 1.8

  Magistrats
• * 1.9

  Seruaunts. Hādmaids.
• * 1.10

  Masters.
• * 1.11

  Mistresses.
• * 1.12

  Ephe. 6. 9.
• * 1.13

  Collo. 4. 1.