The Young Mans Guide In his Way to HEAVEN. OR, A Cabinet of Rich Jewels, Containing several excellent Rules of good Counsel and directions, for the instructions of young men, and young women, in the ways of Piety, and true Holiness, and so to walk as becomes the children of God.  

1. Wherein is shewed the duty of young men, to seek the Lord betimes, according to that excellent Pattern of good King Josiah, and to Remember their Creator in the days of their Youth.  
2. The Sins that daily attend Youth, with some precious Remedies against them.  
3. The necessity of being really good betimes, and continuing to be an old Disciple of Christ, expressed in several particulars.  
4. Good council to Youth to make sure of Heaven and their own Salvation here, that they may be happy for ever.  
5. The Souls preparation for death and blessed Eternity with the sighs and sobs of the damned in Hell for their misspent time.   
All exemplified by Scripture, and with History to the Readers Profit, delight and benefit. Being exceeding useful for the promoting of piety in youth, in these licentious times. To which is added several Godly Prayers for Youth.  
By T. B. Minister of the Gospel.  
The Fourth Edition.  
London, Printed for J. Coniers, at the Black Raven in Duck-Lane. 1676.   
2 Chron. 34.3. Whilst he was yet Young, he began to seek after the God of David his Father. 
WE here Present to thee Reader, for thy Imitation, as a pattern good King Josiah, he was one that sought the Lord God in his Youth, and continued seeking and serving the Lord all his Life and Reign, which was one and thirty years in Jerusalem; and he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of David his Father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left. This whole Chapter with the next are nothing but a recital of the acts of good King Josiah, he was a holy and good King as any we red of in the book of God, and this is a commendation of him, that he sought the Lord God betimes, he was good when almost all was bad and was turned to Idolatry; he in the twelfth year of his Reign began to purge Judah and Jerusalem, from the high places and the Groves, the Carved Images, and melted Images; and they break down the Altar of Balaam in his presence, verse 3.4. And when he had destroyed all the Idols worship, he set up the Worship of the true God, and repaired the House of the Lord. Great was his Zeal to God, and his true Worship, and his hatred to Idolatry, as you may red at large in the remaining part of the Chapter.  
And as of all examples the best ought to be followed and imitated, so I here present you with a most excellent pattern, and that is of good King Josiah: he whilst he was yet young sought the Lord God.  
From which words we shall show you that it is the duty of young men and young women to seek the Lord in their youth, and to be really good betimes.  
Reas. 1. Because youth is the most fittest time; remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, saith Solomon, Eccl. 12.1. Not a few spare hours as one well notes, but days, every day Working; it must be in the days of thy youth, before the evil day comes, that is before age and sickness seize on thee, and thou be made unfit for so great a work. The 2. reason is because youth is a choosing time, Oh when thou art a choosing a fit object for thy eye or heart, Oh then think upon God, and consider if he be not the best choice: I shall show you those excellencies that are in God and Christ, that thou shouldst choose him above all others.  
1. Are you poor, he is rich, art thou naked, Christ hath white Raiments to cloath thee; art thou spiritually blind, he hath eye-pleasing to Enlighten thee; art thou in great straits, he hath ●… isdom to counsel thee; art thou unrighteous, un●… oly, he will give holiness& sanctification to thee; ●… t thou a hungry or thirsty, he will be the br●ad of life and feed thee, and Wine to satisfy thy thirsty Soul; art thou sick, he will be thy physician; In a word, he will be all, and in all to thee, thou shalt want nothing that is good for thee. Thus having chosen Christ to be thine, thou hast got the Pearl of great price, the richest Jewel that cannot be over valued, therefore Oh Young man get Christ, and make him your choice, and you have all that can be desired.  
2dly. Young Women let me entreat you to make the same choice that Mary did, Luke. 10, 42. But one thing is needful, Mary hath chosen the good part that shall not be taken from her; she had chosen Christ, she had got a saving interest in Christ, which is this one thing necessary.  
Plutarch writes of Hannibal, that when he could have taken the great City of Rome, he would not, and when he would he could not; So many in their young years, when they might have mercy and grace would not, and in their Old age, when they would have Christ, pardon, peace, and heaven, they cannot.  
3dly. It was the commendation of Josiah, that served the Lord betimes. And Timothy that he knew the Scriptures from a Child. And Obediah that he feared the Lord from his Youth, 1 Kings. 8, 12.  
Again, Remember thy Creator presently, instantly, for thou knowest not whether thou shalt ever attain to age, thou knowest not what a day may bring forth; therefore Remember to know him, to love him, to desire, delight, to depend upon him, and to get interest in him, and to live unto him; Remembering to walk with him. First remember the Father, to know him and to be inwardly acquainted with him. 2. Remember the Son, to believe and trust in him, to embrace him, and give up thyself wholly unto him. Remember the holy Spirit, as to hear and obey his Voice, and feel his presence, and to experience his Influence; and thus thou oughtest to Remember thy Creator.  
Saith Seneca, that though Death be before the old Mans face, yet he may be as near the ●oung Mans back. Mans life is but as a shadow that soon passeth away. And St. Austin doubteth which to call it, A dying Life, or living Death. Alas how many young Men, when God calls for the primrose of their Youth and vigour; Put him off with the trembling joints of old Age. Never had Youth greater opportunities of being good then now, in these Golden Sun-shining days of the Gospel, wherein God and Christ and the holy Spirit are offered in the Gospel to Sinners; Nay the greatest of Sinners, that will come in and submit to the sceptre of Christ, and be saved. Oh young Men, nay all Persons; Remember in this thy day the things that belongs to thy peace, before they be hide from thine eyes, and thou go hence and be no more seen. Remember that God will not always strive with thee( Gen. 6.) by 〈◇〉 holy Spirit; God gives every Man and 〈◇〉 a day of Grace, and if thou improve not that, thou mayst be undone for ever, therefore consider Reader seriously on these things; Oh consider young Men, young Women, all Persons in general; that this is the acceptable time, this is thy day of grace, even this day that is before thee, now or never.  
The ancients, saith Erasmus; paint time with a hairy Forehead but bald behind, to signify that whilst a Man hath opportunity before him, he may lay hold of it, but if he suffer it to slip away he cannot pull it back again.  
4. Consider of this young Men, and young women, you are equally concerned. Now in the flower of your days remember your Creator, and having began well, continue in well doing, knowing your labour shall not bein vain in the Lord; pray,& pray earnestly to him for grace, and his holy Spirit, to mortify your corrupt Lusts and affections, you have a great many Enemies, the Flesh, the World, and the Devil, and against these must thou be always striving and keeping a strict Watch, or thou wilt be overcome.  
I shall endeavour to set before thee some of those Sins that daily attend youth, and the first is Pride. And it is a Raiging Sin in young Men and young Women: at this day I think never more then now. First, Pride of Heart. 2dly. Pride of Apparel. Oh 〈◇〉 rate saith one, to see young men humble and 〈◇〉, and to see an old man contented and 〈◇〉. St. Bernard saith, That Pride is the Rich mans Cousin, but experience speaks it to be the young Men and Womens Cousin.  
God had three Sons, saith one, Lucifer, Adam, and Christ: the first aspired to be like God in power, and was thrown from Heaven. The second like him in knowledge, and was driven out of Eden when young. And the third was like God in goodness, mercy, and humility, and by so doing, obtained an everlasting Inheritance. Remember this young Men, get to be humble, and keep humble, for the humble God will teach; Pride is a great evil, and Reigneth more in young Men than ever: Consider, and leave it, least God leave you, and that for ever. What evils did Belteshazar, Haman, and Herod's Pride bring them too. Young Women, let me entreat you in the Bowels of love, and out of Compassion to your Immortal Souls, that our Saviour so dearly brought with his most precious blood, to leave off those patchings and paintings, which are the Devils Badges. O how like Monsters do too many Women in our times make themselves, in their false Hair; as Towers, and Bulls as they call them, and other ridiculous fashions, and gaudy, and Lascivious Attire; not becoming Women professing Godliness, 1 Tim. 2.7.8. saith St. Paul.  
Likewise, Also the women that they adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shame-facedness and sobriety; not with broidered hair, or Gold, or Pearls, ●or costly Array: Oh how contrary to this Bule, do the Women of our times, walk by. red th●… 16 of Ezekiel throughout, and Deut. 22. verse 5 to the end of the Chapter. And Isaiah 3.6. to th●… end. Tertullian's counsel to young Men and Women is this, to cloath yourselves with the Silk of Piety and with the satin of Sanctity, and with the purp●… of Modesty, so shall you have God for your Suitor.  
The second sin of youth, is unlawful pleasure●… hear what Solomon, the wiseth of Men saith, Rejoice O young man in thy Youth, and let th●… heart cheer thee in the days of thy Youth, an●… walk in the way of thine heart, and in the sight o●… thine eyes, but remember for all these things Go●… will bring thee to Judgement. Solomon doth no●… comply with Youth, to encourage them to sin but by this way confutes them of their folly; A●… much as to say thou mayst if thou wilt take th●… pleasure and ease, and satisfy thy vain Appetite with all manner of pleasures that this World wil●… afford, but remember that bitterness will atten●… thy pleasures, God will bring to light thy deeds o●… darkness, those sins that thou hast committed i●… secret; and bring thee to Judgement, where tho●… must give an account of every Idle word and wicked action, and then what will these pleasure profit thee, the committing of which thou ha●… lost Heaven and happiness, and thy Immortal Soul●… I have red of a young Man that was very muc●… given to pleasure, he standing by St. Ambrose, an●… seeing his most excellent Death, turned to the other young men by him, and said; Oh that I might live with you, and die with him, again, There is a Curse of Insatiableness in the Creature, Eccl. 1.8. The Eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the Ear with hearing. Pleasure saith one is a beautiful harlot, sitting in her Chariot, whose wheels are pride, and gluttony, lust and Idleness: The two horses are, prosperity and abundance: The two drivers, Idleness and security; her attendants are grief, guilt, and too late repentance, and death and ruin. Many strong Men have been destroyed by her, but never any received full satisfaction, and content in her; Therefore Oh young Men, avoid this harlot, come not near her door. St. Augustin before his Conversion, could not tell how to live without those pleasures which he much delighted in, but when his nature was changed, and his heart graciously turned to God; Oh how sweet is it( saith he) to be without those former sweet pleasures. A truly enlightened soul that hath tasted of the pleasures that are in the enjoyment of Christ. Oh how bitter are all other pleasures to him.  
The third sin of Youth is Rashness, they saith Aristotle, know little, and fear less. St. Paul exhorts young men to be sober minded and discreet, how many young men have had large Estates, and by their Folly, Rashness, and Extravagancy have brought themselves to poverty. Rashness unmans a man, and will put him upon things below Man-hood; should I discover the many evils that attends rashness which usually Reigns in Youth, I should exceed my bounds, but let this suffice, and let all young men decline and wholly forsake it.  
The fourth sin attending Youth is, mocking, and scoffing at: Religion, and those that are holier then themselves, Job. 30.3, 4. But now, saith he, they that are younger then I have me in derision; Doth not this Age abound with too many scoffers at Religion, I leave any indifferent Person to judge. The Athenians scoffing at Silases Wife, had like to have cost the destruction of their City, her Husband was so incensed against them; I am afraid that our Athiesmy and scoffing at Religion and good Men, hath ruined our City. Felix for one malicious scoff, did nothing day and night but vomit blood, till his unhappy Soul was separated from his wretched body.  
Percides was consumed of Worms alive for giving Religion but a Nick-name, remember these Judgments, and if thou likest them, mock on.  
The Fifth sin attending Youth, is Lust, and Wantonness, which caused St. Paul to admonish Timothy to flee youthful Lust, notwithstanding Timothy was a chast Youth, but St. Paul admonisheth him, knowing the temptations that attend youth much more need have we to warn the youth o●… our days to flee these youthful Lusts, that so unman them and make them so like to these beast that perisheth: Oh how do too many in this Nati●… n, in this City, in these Suburbs, instead of going 〈…〉 hear a Sermon on a Lords-day walk in the fields, 〈…〉 lie in an Ale-house or Tavern; Nay I am a●… aid some, too many, go to the cursed Harlots ●… ouses, and there spend their time, but surely de●… tructions will certainly attend such practices; ●… he poor young Man that murdered his fellow ●… ervant, Thomas Savage by name, confessed that this ●… in of Whoredom and Sabbath-breaking, brought ●… im to the Gallows. Young Men take heed by ●… his sad example now in time, least God make thee ●… he next, for great and grievous is this sin in the ●… yes of God, and he will severely punish it on all ●… such as follow it, as we see daily that he hath done ●… on several persons.  
Sixthly, Another grievous sin too much practised by Youth, and that is Swearing, how too ●… ommon is it, in many places in City and Country, ●… y Men, Women, and Children, notwithstanding ●… he foulness, vileness, and wickedness of this sin, ●… nd so offensive to Almighty God.  
Consider of it before it be too late, for how dost ●… how know, O thou filthy Swearer and Blasphemer 〈…〉 of Gods name in thy cursed and filthy oaths, when 〈…〉 how art tearing Gods name in filthy Oaths, wishing God to damn thee? but he may take thee at thy word, and sand thee to Hell, there to abide to all Eternity, Mat. 12.34, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, so then, if thy words are profane thy heart is polluted, if it were a pure fountain, it would not bring forth such bitter streams of filthiness; thou didst bless God in thy heart, thou wouldst not blaspheme with thy Tongue, Jam. 3.10. Oaths are nothing but badges of a vile and wicked Person, even such are the scum of Ale-houses, Taverns, and filthy Prisons, an unseemly evil in the most notorious Villains, and highway-men, much less in any that pretend to the least spark of Grace; Remember that God will not hold them guiltless that taketh his name in vain, Exod. 20. He that makes no conscience of small Oaths will not stick at great ones, but some may object and say I have been accustomed to swear that I cannot leave it, Know this that if thou canst not alter thy custom by repentance, God can and will alter it by punishment; and therefore let all Men, Women and Children leave this sin as they tender the salvation of their immortal Souls, and rebuk it boldly in all persons guilty of it.  
Saith St. Chrysostom, youth is hard to be Ruled, easily to be drawn away, apt to be deceived, and standing in need of very violent reins. Saith Cornelius Alapide, The ancients did use to paint youth like a young man naked, with a veil over his face, his right hand bound behind him, and his left hand loose, and Time behind him pulling one thread out of his veil every day, intimating that young men are voided of knowledge and blind, and unfit to do good, ready to do evil, till time by little and little makes them wiser. Consider of this Oh young men, that the least dram of Pleasure will bring thee abundance of grief, and though thy paths seems to be strewed with Rosebuds of delight and pleasure, yet bitterness will be the end. There is many other sins that attend Youth, Ignorance, falsehood, Impatiency under reproof; a trifling spirit, prodigality, drunkenness, and taking Gods name in vain, which sins I would entreat thee Oh young man to avoid, as thou tenderest the good of thy immortal Soul, and as thou expectest heaven and happiness for ever, leave and loathe these Sins as thou wouldest a Toad or Serpent. I shall refer thee for thy further satisfaction to an excellent sheet entitled, A Timely warning to Drunkards, Swearers, and Blasphemers of Gods holy name, and other lewd livers.  
Again I shall speak a few words to young men. 1. As Child under tuition of thy Parents. 2. As Apprentice, under tuition of a Master. 1 As Child in the first place, be diligent to serve God, hear the word preached, red the Scriptures diligently& other good books, be sure to pray to God morning& evening according to the example of holy David, if thou canst not pray, buy abook of godly prayers till God shall enable thee to pray without book. Besure to reverence& respect& honor thy Parents with all dutifulness& gentle behaviour, as a child of God ought to do; I shall not be large in this but refer the to an excellent sheet, name Mr. Baxter's directions for family duties, containing the duty of Parents to Children, Children to Parents, Masters to Servants, and Servants to Masters.  
2dly. A word to thee as an Apprentice or Servant, first be faithful and honest in that calling tha●… God hath called thee to, giving respect to thy Master and mistress, obey them in all their Lawfu●… commands; hear the advice of St. Paul, Servant●… be obedient to your Masters in singleness of heart not with eye-service but in singleness of heart, Eph. 6. Avoiding all pilfering, and making away thy Masters goods; red the pattern of a good Servant in that of Joseph, Gen. 39. he was so just that his Master committed all his Goods into his possession, and he missed nothing; afterward God raised him up to be the second person in the Kingdom.  
I have red of an Italian Poet, who brings in a proper young man, Rich and Potentate, thus discoursing with Death in the habit of a mower with his sith in his hand; cutting down the life of man( for all flesh is grass, Isa. 40.) And will thou not spare any Person saith the young Man, I spare none saith Death, Mans life is but a Day, a short day, a Winters day, oftentimes the Sun goes down upon a Man before it be well up; your day is short, and your work is great, and your Journey is long; and therefore you should rise early and set forward towards Heaven betimes, as that Man doth that hath a long Journey to go on a Winters day; every days experience tells us that a young Mans life is as much a vapour as the Old, and as much uncertain.  
Again, young Men and young Women, if you would be really good, in the next place make sure of your Conversion, for without Conversion, there is no Salvation; Except you be born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, John. 3.3.  
St. Austin's Conversion was on this wise. He heard a voice from Heaven, saying, take up and red, and in opening the New Testament, he fell upon the place of Romans 13.13, 14. Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in drunkenness, not in Chambering and wantonness, not in strife and Envy, but put on the Lord Jesus; and make no provision for the flesh to obey it in the Lust thereof. This Scripture so worked upon him as it was the means of his Conversion. St. Cipron was converted by reading the first Chapter of Jonah. Junus was converted by reading the first Chapter of John the Evangelist.  
I have red of Papriutius, that he converted two famous Strumpets, Thias and Ephron with this Scripture Argument, that God seeth all things in the dark, when the doors are fast, the Windows shut and the Curtains drawn.  
I have red of a poor Man that persuaded a young Scholar from reading Poetry, and to fall upon▪ reading the Scriptures, which he did, and before he had red out Genesis, it pleased God to work a change in his heart and turn him to the Lord, in the twentieth year of his Age. Many more examples might be produced to excite yo●… persons to the Study of the Scriptures; you do n●… know but it may have the same Influence on th●… hard heart to soften it, and thy proud spirits t●… humble them, and your sinful nature to change the●… and by the word and operation of the Spirit, Converted and saved by them.  
Again, further consider Oh all young person●… if in the spring and morning of your days you d●… not bring forth fruits to God, it is very much 〈…〉 you do ever, for death beds, and repentance is rarely true; For those that stop their Ears to Gods ear●… calls, he will shut his Ears to their too late Prayer●… It is a great honour to a man when he is old, tha●… he can date his Conversion from the morning o●… his youth. It was Abraham's honour that he die●… in a good old age, so St. Paul that he was aged i●… years and grace; And St. John had those divin●… Revelations when he was Aged, in years and grace●… I say that God doth make large discoveries of himself to aged Christians. Policarpus could say whe●… he was old, many years have I served my Master Christ, and hitherto he hath dealt well by me. By this you may see as in a glass plainly, the honour of being an old disciple of Christs.  
Let me exhort you Oh young men and young women, in the words of that ancient, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Brooks, saith he, As you love your precious Souls, and as you would escape Hell, and come to Heaven, and as you would be happy in life and blessed in death, and glorious after death; don't spend any more of your precious time in drinking and drabbing, in Carding and Dicing, don't trifle away your time, don't Swear away your time, don't Whore away your time, don't lie away your time, but begin to be good betimes because time is a Talent that God will Reckon with you for.  
Again consider in the next place, Oh young men and women, how near you are to the great Ocean of Eternity, there is not a step you step, nor a breath you draw, nor a moment of time you live, but hath an influence of Eternity. Oh the Golden sands will quickly be run out: Oh what a nothing is your life, but a span, a dream, a wind, a shadow, a Post, swifter then a Post, Job. 7.6. Remember you are all going to your long home to the house of Eetrnity; yet man doth not discern how his precious time doth fly from him, as the shadow on a dial passeth on, from one hour to another, though its speedy motion is not discerned, so man passeth from infancy to Child-hood, and from Child-hood to Youth, and from Youth to middle age, and so to Old Age, and to the Grave, and how few is there that take notice of it, yea in a moment we go down to the Grave and shall come up no more. How did these Meditations much trouble a Persian King, that having took a view of his vast Army, wept to think that within an hundred years, not one man of them would be left alive.  
Oh young men tremble to consider that you are on the very brink of death and Eternity, upon the border of Heaven, or the mouth of Hell, and as soon as death hath shut your eyes, you shall see and know what you shall be for ever: If thou art unconverted, miserable will be your condition, for you are almost within the dreadful noise of the millstone of Gods wrath, and the rattling of fire-Chains of the prisoners of Hell: Oh dolerous outcries and roaring of the damned in Hell, Crying out one and all, Oh what evil and grievous evil, bitter, bitter thing is sin; which we would not believe till we came to this dismal place of torment. There you may hear those Cursed tormented sinners, Crying out in the very anguish of their Spirits, Oh when the Lord of glory was at the door knocking, we would not let him in, and now is Hells mouth shut upon us for ever. There the filthy Swearer, liar, Blasphemer of Gods Holy Name, that did tear and rend the name of their Creator, and swear by the blood of their Redeemer are here with scorching Tongues, to bewail that they should take the name of God in vain, there the impudent and swinish Drunkards, that had too often with his pleasant Cups, and sparkling Wine, and cursing Companions; here in the Agony of his Soul to wish that he had been sober and temperate, So that he might not have tasted the bitter Wine of Gods wrath, the dregs of which he is made to drink for ever, Psal. 75.8. There the filthy Adulterers, and cursed Harlots, burning in their hellish Lust; crying out, Oh that we had been chast, sober, and modest, and that our eyes had been blind, and never had known the face of Man or Woman, so we had escaped the vengeance of Eternal fire. There ye shall hear the vile Atheist wishing that he had believed the Ministers of Christ, but alas now it is too late. And likewise the Worldling choked with Silver and Gold. There the cowardly back-slider in heart shall wish that he had never known the ways of God, or that he had been faithful unto death.  
But you that are the servants of God and mourners in Sion, lift up your Heads, for your Redemption draweth nigh, and know that you are come within the bearing of the Heavenly Songs, Eternal Triumphs, and hallelujahs of the Saints and glorious Angels, in your Fathers house, where there is fullness of joy and pleasure for evermore, Ps. 16.11.  
St. Jerom used to say, that whether I eat or drink, I hear the voice sounding in my Ear, arise ye dead and come to Judgement.  
To conclude, oh let the thoughts of things to come, be much upon your spirit, every night when thou goest to bed, and every Morning have some serious thoughts of Death and Eternity; let it be by the pen of a Diamond, written on your hearts. Death that grim Porter will open the gates of glory to every believer, and let them into their Fathers house. Whoso that is wise will observe these things, he shall see the salvation of the Lord.  
Which shall be the Prayers of your Friend, I. C.  
I shall insert some forms of Prayer for the benefit of such young Persons as shall stand in need of them.   


A Prayer for Youth.  
O Eternal, most great, most gracious, and ever blessed Lord God, thou art a great God and greatly to be feared and reverenced of all that draw nigh unto thee; thou art a Spirit, and thou wilt be worshipped in Spirit and in truth, for of such worshippers wilt thou be found, thus seeking thee, we beseech thee pour down upon our hearts the spirit of supplication and prayer so as to seek thee aright, and offer up an acceptable service in and through the merits of our blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ, and through the assistance of thy Holy spirit of truth, and let thy holy word be a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my paths, and to led me in the ways of truth and holiness, that I may attain unto everlasting happiness, through the merits of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Christ Jesus. O Lord pardon my manifold sins and transgressions, wherewith I have transgressed against thee, O my God, in thought, word and dead, especially the sins and frailty of my Youth, O Lord they have been many and great, and by reason thereof I have merited thy wrath and damnation; But O Lord, in the midst of judgement remember mercy, and spare me, spare me O Lord God for thy loving kindness sake in Christ Jesus, who hath satisfied thy Justice, and is ever making Intercession for me at the Throne of grace and mercy. I desire to bless and praise thy name O Lord God for all thy mercies and loving kindness to me and all Mankind, that thou hast preserved and kept me in my sleep from all manner of danger that might have befell me, and that thou hast prought me safe to the beginning of this day, and I bless thy holy name for all the mercies that I have received from time to time from thee, beseeching thee to give me grace to walk thankfully before thee, and to live to thy praise all the days of my life; I beseech thee bless my young and tender years with the gifts and graces of thy holy Spirit, and to amend my life according to thy holy word, and to pass the time of my Sojournery here in thy fear, that I may die in thy favour. I beseech thee O my God to bless my Parents and Kindred, and all my Relations, and make me walk dutifully before them as becomes a child of God; having thy fear before mine eyes, and thy spirit directing my heart, that I may always do those things that are well pleasing in thy sight, O Lord my strength and my Redeemer, and make me thy true and faithful servant; teach me to love and to serve thee O my blessed Saviour and Redeemer, all the days of my life, that I may live in thy fear, and at last die in thy favour: Grant these my poor petitions O Lord for the sake of my blessed Saviour a●… Redeemer Jesus Christ, to whom be honou●… praise, and glory, now and for evermore, Amen.   

The Maid-servants Prayer.  
O Lord let thine hand-maid I pray thee spea●… in thine Audience, and harken unto h●… when she calleth upon thee, O despise not her lo●… Estate, when she offereth her supplications unt●… thee, but bow down thine ears to the hearty desires of thy poor servant, teach me to ask arig●… for such things that are requisite for me, both fo●… Soul and body, and though thou hast ordaine●… women to be the weaker Vessels, both in labou●… of the body and endeavours of the mind; yet 〈…〉 strengthen me O my Lord that I may perfor●… that labour whereunto I am called with easine and Comfort; Oh enlighten my soul with th●… divine inspiration, that I may do those things th●… are well pleasing in thy sight, let me keep my r●… putation honest in the Eye of the World, knowing that a good name is better then a pretio●… ointment, especially in thy sight let me be pur●… honest and undefiled in this World, so shall I n●… be ashamed in the great day of my account, giv●… me Chast and Religious thoughts, let not t●… wanton pleasures of the flesh drown in me the he●… venly treasures of the spirit; Defend me fro●… ●… n, satan, and the Poison of evil Tongues, Make ●… e faithful, wise, wary, trusty, and just in those ●… ings committed to my charge by my Master and ●… istres, Father and Mother. Grant me health of ●… dy, quietness of mind, gentleness towards every ●… dy, put out of my heart all Pride, Envy, hatred, and all uncharitableness, give me the spirit of ●… ntentment in all conditions; and though I have ●… r Wealth and Dowry, as others have in the ●… orld, yet I trust thou wilt give me the true riches, and let me rejoice in that state thou hast pla●… d me, lending me thy directing hand, that the ●… bours of this day may prosper that I am to un●… ertake. Grant me grace that I may love, serve, ●… onour, and obey thee in holiness and Righteous●… ess all my days, that I may serve thee for ever in ●… e World to come; grant these my poor petiti●… ns, for the sake of Jesus Christ, my Saviour and ●… edeemer. Amen.  
Our Father,   
FINIS.   

●… ooks Printed for, and sold by J. Coniers at the Black Raven in Duck-lane.  
A Timely Warning to Drunkards, Swearers, and Blasphemers of Gods Holy Name; ●… hore-mongers, and other lewd Livers; in one ●… d Thirty dreadful Examples of Gods judgement.  
2. A Broad-side against the sin of Pride.  
4. The new Art of thriving, or the Way to g●… and keep Money in these hard times.  
5. An awakening Call to unconverted Sinne●… being the Sinners salvation and the jailers Co●… version.  
6. Culpeper's faithful physician, teaching eve●… Man and Woman how to be their own Doctor licenced and entered according to authority.  
 portrait of a man