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And these are the duties which are to be performed in the euening. In the night we are also to watch ouer our thoughts and actions, that they may in some sort bee sutable to those in the day, and that in all of them wee may carry our selues so as becommeth Christians. And in this regard there are some duties to be performed at our going to bed, and some in the rest of the night. At our going to bed we are generally to cōsider, that
wee are still in the sight and presence of God, who seeth our downe-lying and our vprising, and searcheth our most secret actions, yea euen our hearts and reines. And that there is also a guard of holy Angels, who are ap∣pointed by our great Lord, to pitch their tents about vs, and to watch o∣uer vs, that they may preserue vs from all perils and dangers, vnto which wee are, waking and sleeping, continually subiect. In regard of which glorious and holy presence, we are as carefully and conscionably to behaue our selues in all Christian duties, as if all the world should looke vpon vs. The first whereof is, that at our lying down, when all things being quiet about vs, and wee freed from all worldly distractions, wee spend some little time in holy meditations, calling to our remembrance, and exami∣ning our conuersation, how wee haue behaued our selues in the perfor∣mance of all Christian duties required of vs in the day past, of which we haue before spoken. As first, how wee haue performed those generall du∣ties which belong to euery day and all parts of it. Whether and in what manner wee haue renewed our couenant with God, by renewing of our faith and repentance. How wee haue sought the Lord our God, by con∣secrating our selues wholy both in our soules and bodies vnto his worship and seruice; and haue laboured to make him our owne in and through Christ, and to recouer our right in him, which we had lost in Adam. How wee haue profited in the sauing knowledge of him, and in our adhering vnto him with our hearts and affections, how our sweete com∣munion with him hath bin increased, and the comfortable fellowship of his holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts sealed and assured in vs; and how we haue indeuoured to haue and hold his face and fauour in Iesus Christ. Whether wee haue kept the whole Armour of God fast buckled vnto vs; and if wee haue failed herein, then in what graces wee haue found grea∣test defect. How wee haue indeuoured to arme our selues against all sinne, and what new strength wee haue gathered to withstand and mor∣tifie our corruptions, especially those vnto which wee are naturally most inclined; and with what desire and resolution wee haue imbraced all ver∣tue, and laboured to performe all Christian duties vnto God, our neigh∣bours and our selues. Whether wee haue rightly disposed our hearts, tongues and actions, so as they might in all things bee conformable to the Law of God. How we haue submitted our selues in all things to Gods will and pleasure, and resigned our soules, bodies, and states to be gouer∣ned and guided by his wise prouidence, without murmuring and repi∣ning. Finally, whether wee haue beene frequent and feruent in pow∣ring forth our soules in prayer vpon all good occasions, desiring the things wee neede, and praysing him for those benefits which we haue receiued.