and to the young man knowledge and discretion. It is a singular helpe for the strengthening of our faith, when as we haue daily before our eyes the couenant of grace, and the sweete promises of the Gospell made vnto vs in Iesus Christ; and obserue the infinite mercies of God extended to all, without respect of persons who haue beleeued and trusted in him. It much inflameth our loue towards God, when in reading of them we obserue his loue towards vs; and maketh vs zealous of his glory, when we take notice of the infinite bounty of our Lord and Master, and what a rich rewarder he is of our poore and imperfect seruice. It will serue for a looking-glasse, wherein we may see our spots and spirituall deformities, and bee directed also by it to reforme and amend them. It is a fit guide in the time of pros∣perity, which will teach vs to vse Gods blessings aright, so as they may be, not onely truely comfortable in themselues, but also as they are pledges of Gods loue, and earnest pennies of our saluation. It will be our comfor∣ter in our aduersitie, whilst it teacheth vs so to profit by them, as that they may be signes of our adoption, and notable meanes to assure vs of Gods loue and our owne saluation. It containeth in it the euidences of our hea∣uenly inheritance, and teacheth vs how to get them into our owne kee∣ping without feare of losing them; and who cannot daily with much comfort spend some time in perusing these assurances, wherein so rich and glorious a Kingdome is ratified vnto him? It is a diuine treasury of all spi∣rituall and heauenly riches; and who is so vnwisely moderate in his spiri∣tuall desires, as not once in a day to please his eye with the sight of these treasures? Finally, it is our spirituall armorie, in which is munition of all kinds, and all sorts of weapons, fit to defend our selues, and offend our ene∣mies; and therefore seeing we are daily in the Christian warfare, and con∣tinually assaulted by the enemies of our saluation, why should we not also daily goe into this armory to fit our selues with spirituall armour, and to take out of it the most preuailing weapons? Now for the time of the day when this duty must bee performed; in respect of priuate reading it cannot bee limited, but must bee left to bee prescribed by mens lea∣sure and opportunity. And for that which is vsed as a family-exercise, it is most seasonable, as I take it, before prayer, either morning or euening, because then they are assembled together, and multitudes of occasions will hardly admit of often meetings.