The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...

For DILIGENGE.

O Lord, who hast in thy wisdom ordained that man should be born to labour, suffer me not to resist that design of thine, by giving my self up to sloth, and idleness; But grant I may so imploy my time, and all other talents thou hast intrusted me with, that I may not fall under the sentence of the slothful and wicked servant; Lord, if it be thy will, make me some way useful to others, that I may not live an unprofitable part of mankind, but how∣ever, O Lord, let me not be useless to my self, but grant, I may give all diligence to make my calling and election sure; My Soul is beset with many and vigilant adversaries, O let me not fold my hands to sleep in the midst of so great dangers, but watch and pray, that I en∣ter not into temptation, enduring hardness, as a good souldier of Jesus Christ, till at last from this state of warfare, thou translate me to the state of triumph and bliss, in thy King∣dom, through Jesus Christ.