A New-Years Gift: Being an Help to Heart-Converse by way of Charge and Challenge: In Morning Excitation, and Evening Examination. Alphabetically digested for the help of Memory. By J. C. M. A. {αβγδ}. Commune with your own heart, Psalm 4.4. Decemb. 27. 1689. This may be Printed. Rob. Midgley. Morning Excitation. A Verse may find him who a Sermon flies, And turn delight into a Sacrifice. Herbert. Evening Examination. AWake, arise my Soul, and Praise the Lord. Job 1.5. Psal. 5.3. ARose I early for to Praise the Lord? Bend thou thy Mind to red and Heed his Word. Deut. 17.19. Josh. 1.7, 8. Bent I my Mind to red and Heed his Word? Call on his Name with Faith and Fervent Prayer. Mat. 15.8, 9. Jer. 12.2. called I on God with Faith and Frevent Prayer? Deny thyself for Christ: To Die prepare. Luke 9.23. Job 14.14. Did I myself Deny? For Death prepare? Each moment of thy Time redeem ere't goes. Eph. 5.16. Col. 4.5. Each moment of my Time redeemed I? Fill thou up each Relation. Love thy Foes. Eph. 5.22. &c. Col. 3.18, &c. filled I my Place? loved I mine Enemy? Guard thou thy Heart, wherein all ill begins. Prov. 3.23. Mat. 15.19. Guard I my Heart, wherein all Ill begins? Hate thou, and mourn, for thine and others sins. Psal. 38.4. Rom. 7.24. Ezek. 9.4. Jer. 9.1, 2, 3. Hate I and mourn for, mine and others sins? ●● no sin, that thou knowest, led thy Life. Psal. 119.101, 104. In no Sin, that I knew, lead I my Life? Keep thou from Pride, Revenge, Lust, Passion, Strife, 2 Chron. 32.26. Jam. 4.5 6 7 Rom. 12.19. 2 Tim. 2.22. kept I from Pride, Revenge, Lust Passion, Strife? Live thou by Faith. In God set all thy Hope. Gal. 2.20. Psal. 146.5. lived I by Faith? In God set I my Hope? Make thou his praise, in all thou dost, thy scope. 2 Cor. 10.31. Made I his Praise, in all I did, my Scope? No vain Thought entertain. Think frequently Psal. 119.113. No vain Thought entertained I? Mused I Of God, heaven, Hell, Death, Doom, Eternity. Psal. 16.8. Col. 3.1, 2. 2 Cor. 5.11. Act. 17.30, 31. 2 Cor. 4.18. On God, Heaven, Hell, Death, Doom, Eternity? Put thou a kerb on thine unruly Tongue. Jam. 1.26. and 3.2, 3, 4. Psal. 39.1. Put I a kerb on mine unruly Tongue? Quell all Discourse that might thy neighbour wrong. Tit. 3.2. Jam. 4.11. quelled I all Talk, that might my Neighbour wrong? Rash Vows shun thou. Keep Promise. Tell no lie. Josh. 9.14. Psal. 15.4. Eph. 4.25. Rash Vows shunned I? Kept Promise? told no lie? Speak thou at all times what may edify. Deut. 6.6, 7. Col. 4.6. Eph. 4.29. Spake I at all Times, what might Edify? Take thou with Prayer,& Thankfulness, thy Food. Act. 27.35, 36. Mat. 15.36. Col. 3.17. Took I, with Prayer and Thankfulness, my Food? ●se thou no more on't, than is for thy good. judas 12. 2 Pet. 1.6. used I no more on't than was for my good? ●●at good thou canst, in company, get and do. Gal. 6.10. What Good, in Company, did I get, or do? eXactly Just be thou. Contented too. 1 Thes. 4.6. 1 Cor. 6.8. Philip. 4.11. eXactly Just was I? Contented too? Yet painful in thy Calling, to get more. Eccles. 9.10. 1 Cor .7.17, 20, 24. Yet did I Labour to increase my store? Zealous in all good Works. Be good to th'Poor. Tit. 2.14. Gal. 2.10. Prov. 19.17. Zealous was I for God? and good to th' Poor? London, Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers Chapel 16●●