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.

Affections & Resolutions.

SInce that upon the moment of my death, depends my eternal life; Grant, o my God, that by a true hatred of sin, by a perfect contempt of the world, & of its vain honours pleasures, & riches, & by an entire renouncing of my self, I may always keep my felf prepared for this last hour; & that I may never let my self forget death: least permitting the lamp of charity to be extinguished, & the oyl of good works to be wan∣ting in my soul, you may surprise me in this condition, & reproach me with the same terrible words, you did

the foolish virgins, in the 25. Chap: of S. Iohns Gospell; I know you not: but that keeping my self always ready for your coming, I may merit to enter with you, into that eternall nuptiall feast, Where neither eye has seen, ear heard, nor has it enterd into the heart of man to conceive, what you have prepared for those that love you. Give me, o my God, the light of your holy Spirit, to the end I may not suffer my self to be deceived, nor seduced by my senses; to take what is false for true; & that I may not esteem the things of this mortall life, good or bad, but as they lead me to, or withdraw me from my last end.