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 outward.

WHether thou hast told any vn∣truth or lie, wherby any matter hath gone awrie, or some losse hath ensued, or might haue ensued to any, whether the same hath bin done in place of iudgement, or else in the hearing, and assembly of fewe, or in a∣ny other place.

Whether by any craftie deuise, or peeuish exposition, thou hast in the hearing of others wrāglingly wrested any mans wordes or deedes whatsoe∣uer to other sense and meaning, then they were simplie spoken and inten∣ded. Thinges amisse ought rather with lenitie to bee mitigated, than with ex∣tremitie to be aggrauated and exaspe∣rated.

Whether thou haue of set purpose, depraued the good speeches, and or∣derly doings of others.

Whether thou hast prouoked any o∣thers to do the like, or hast seemed to allow, like wel, and approue them that

willingly and wittingly haue so done: & neither defended, excused, nor ex∣tenuated the matter, when as (not∣withstanding) thou well knewest that it was falsely, maliciously, and vnde∣seruedly practised.

Whether thou hast contumeliously and reprochfully taunted, mocked, or abused any person; or as it were skof∣fingly, gybingly and iestingly so flow∣ted him, that in the meane while thou both diddest and purposedst in thy minde, couertly and poynantly to harme him.

Whether thou hast laide any fault to any mans charge, or made report to others, that hee hath committed some crime wherof he is cleere, guilt∣lesse and ignorant.

Whether in reporting some offence or crime which another hath in deed committed, thou haue odiously am∣plified and by thy wordes made the fame worse and greeuouser than it was: either by adding, diminishing or altering, intending thereby to per∣swade the hearers to iudge & deeme the worse of the partie.

Whether thou hast maliciously pu∣blished, discouered and made openly

knowen, any crime that was secret & hidden.

Whether thou hast brought com∣plaint of any crime, being open and knowen to the higher power: bu•• yet with a meaning and desire rather to hurt and vndo, then to recure and a∣mend the partie.

Whether, being requested, enioy∣ned or commaunded, thou hast at any time apeached or accused any, whom there was no neede to be accused, and specially least of all by thee. Vnder∣stand this chiefely, when as Tirants & persecutours make inquirie & search for good and godly men, or at least, for such as be no wayes harmefull to the Common wealth, &c.

Whether for flatterie thou hast ex∣tenuated any mans faultes, or extol∣led and highly amplified his actes and dealings being but meane, and indif∣ferently so so.

Whether by appeaching, defaming, slandering, and raising odious reports of any others, thy drift were onely to picke a thanke at the hande of some great man, & thereby to insinuate thy selfe into his good wil & fauour, with the ouerthrowe, miserie, trouble and

calamitie of the other, so by thee be∣trayed.

Whether thou hast beene carelesse and retchlesse to defend thine owne fame, credit, and estimation.

Whether thou haue any where glo∣ried in thy self, or immoderately boa∣sted and bragged of thine estate.

Whether, with a kind of glauering dissimulation, and painted hipocrisie, thou hast sought and desired to be ac∣compted an other man, then in truth thou was, and art.

Whether thou haue published, set vp, or scattered abroad, or caused to be published, set vp, and scattered, any slaunderous and infamous Libel, wri∣ting or picture.

Whether by any mans or womans written letters, or by their housholde folkes and familiars thou haue euer attempted and gone about to learne their secretes, to the intent to put him or her to shame & reproch, or to hin∣derance and losse.

Whether thou hast at length vtte∣red, bewrayed, and discouered the se∣crete which thy neighbour, or brother would haue had concealed, and which meete was to be concealed.