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.

IN THE EVERNING.

1. BEfore you go to bed, make a short review in your Examen, of all the sins of the last month; & take notice chiefly, of those you commit out of custom; think with sorrow, of your abuse of Gods graces, & favours & of the ill use you have made of the crosses which God has sent you; Then, putting your self in the pre∣sence of Jesus Christ, your Soveraign Judge, & immaginaing your self to be before the tribunall of his justice, beg pardon for your sins, with all the resentment & confusion you are able. Alas! what sorrow would you have

for them, if this night you were to dye & to appeare before him?

Then impose upon your self some pennance for the following month; & faile not to rise at the appointed hour, & to give somthing to thle poor, as often as you speak in cho∣ler, & out of humour.

2. After Examen, make the same Acts that dying persons are wont to make & which are noted in this Exercise; or content your self to make, (1) An act of faith, propte∣sting that you firmly belieue, that you shall on day dye: (2.) An act of confidence, hoping, thot our Sa∣viour at your death, will have mercy upon you, & pardon all your sins: (3.) An act of love, begging him, rather to Send you death, then per∣mit you to offend him, at least, vo∣luntarily: (4.) An act of abandon∣ment, putting your life, your soul, & your salvation, into the hands of God.

In fine, kiss the ground, to render homage to the Soveraignty, & justice of God, which has ordained that your

body should one day be reduced to dust: Look upon your bed, as your grave, as you are going into it, say three times, JESVS, MARIA, IOSEPH, Adding.

O my God, grant, that I may re∣pose, and sleep in peace with you. Amen.