Gods blessings; or if it be lost and impaired, whereby wee may recouer it, as good diet, physicke, &c. Secondly, that we by all good and lawfull meanes preserue our safety, by auoyding vnnecessary dangers, or recouer our selues out of them, if we be falne into them; by repelling grosse iniu∣ries, and auoyding causlesse quarrels, and all other meanes, whereby our liues are needlesly hazarded. But aboue all, heere is required, that we earnestly indeuour in the vse of all good meanes which may further the saluation of our soules, and auoid the contrary whereby it may be hin∣dred. The which must not be delayed, nor posted off from time to time, as it is the practice of those, who from day to day deferre their repentance; but we must first seeke the Kingdome of God and his righteousnesse, both in order and time, giuing it the precedencie; and also in degree, more ear∣nestly in our iudgements esteeming, in our affections imbracing, and in our practice seeking and labouring after the meanes of our saluation, espe∣cially our effectuall calling and conuersion, our iustification by a liuely faith, and sanctification vnto holinesse of life, then in any thing in the world besides; yea contemning and reiecting all earthly pleasures, profits, and preferments, as vaine and vnprofitable in comparison of them. And with the like care and indeuour, we must auoyd all meanes whereby our saluation may be hindred, especially sinne, which is the bane of the soule, and not giue way to the committing of it wittingly and willingly, though for hire, the whole world were offered vnto vs, the gaine whereof, will in no sort recompence the losse of our soules, as our Sauiour telleth vs. Or if we be ouertaken with it, and by the law of our members, warring against the law of our mindes, be led captiue vnto sinne: our next care must be, not to lye in it, no not for an houre, but to rise out of it speedily by vnfained repentance, and by humble confession and earnest suite for pardon and re∣mission, seeke reconciliation with God through Iesus Christ.