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.

THE IV. DAY. The Gift of Counsell.

1. COonsider that this gift carrys us 1. to consult God in all things that we undertake; (2.) to do nothing but by the motions of grace, or ac∣cording to the maximes of the Gospell. (3.) never to neglect inspirations & interiour admonitions of the holy Ghost, but readily & faithfully to follw them. (4.) to give good coun∣sell to such as ask our advice; (5.) never to follow that which vanity, humour or self love counsells us to do but to do that onely which the spi∣rit of grace & the love of our abje∣ction inspires us.

2. O my God! how much reason have I to fear that I have been the cause of the sin & damnation of many persons by my ill counsells? Perhaps at this present, there are some in hell which would have been in heaven, if I had counselled them in their des∣paire,

assisted them in their poverty or withdrawn them by my good coun¦sells from the occasion of sin. O how many have I ruined by my bad exam∣ple! What reproaches will these dam¦ned make me at the day of Iudge∣ment! O holy Ghost, how sorry am I, that I have so often neglected thy counsells to follow the sentiment of self love! O that I could be so faith∣full for the future, as never to do any thing contrary to your ••nspirations, but in all things, to follow your coun∣sel.