The daily exercises of a Christian life or the interiour spirit with which we ought to animate our actions throughout the whole day: With an easy instruction for mentall prayer, translated out of French by I.W. of the Soc. of Jesus.

II. DRESSING.

HAlf an hour past five or past six (according to the time of your ri∣sing) dress your self; (1.) with mode∣sty, & without any satisfaction or com∣placence in your cloaths, remembering that God looks upon you, & that this body you take so much pains to dress & adorn, may perhaps the same day be∣come the food of worms: consider also that Jesus Christ would die naKed upon the cross to satisfy for the vanity which we take in our cloaths, & to punish it in himself. (2.) It will be also good to devest your self of this vanity, & gratefully to acknowledge the good∣ness of your dying Jesus, in reducing

himself to this poor condition for your sake, by depriving your self from time to time of some little ornament that plea∣ses you most, thô it were but of a ri∣band, which you may sacrifice unto him, or you may forbear to wear that day some better sute of cloaths or gown, for his sake; all which will be very pleasing to him. (3.) Aboue all, look not in your glass but for meer ne∣cessity, that so you may avoid such sa∣tisfactions & complacences as may hap∣pen in that action; consider that your soul is as disagreable in the sight of god, & as naKed of the ornaments of ver∣tue, as your dressings & ornaments are agreable in your own. (4.•• Employ no more time in dressing then is purely necessary, remembring that you must give an account to god for the time unnecessarily spent in it. After this, give order for such things as are to be done about your house.