Haft thou endeavoured to make thyself useful in the World, and charitable to thy FellowCreatures?

Haft thou restrained thy Appetite? Haft thou not committed Excess in Eating and Drinking, in Sleep, or Recreations?

Doft thou spend more Time in Sleeping and Recreations, than is a neceffary and convenient Refreshment?

Doft thou choose and defire fuch Recreations only as are honeft and innocent?

Doft thou faft and pray for the fubduing and mortifying of thy Lufts?

Haft thou never been guilty of Adultery, Fornication, or any other actual Pollution and Uncleannefs, and been careful to avoid all fuch Objects and Discourses, as are apt to excite filthy Defires in thy Heart?

Haft thou not had an impure Heart, or unclean Affections, or offended by any unchaste Thoughts, Words, or Actions?

Doft thou use Moderation in thy Apparel, fuitable to thy Condition and Abilities?

DIRECTIONS.

N. B. Thus far all Perfons of what Age, Sex, or Condi tion foever, are concerned to examine themselves diftinctly in relation to the Sins they have committed against GOD, their Neighbour, and Themselves. But upon the following Heads, Enquiry is only to be made as they shall agree with every one's particular Circumftances and Relations in Life.

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The Duty of a Child to the Parent.*

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AST thou reverenced and honoured thy

HParents, obey & their lawful Commands,

and attended to their wife Counfels and Inftructions, and that for Confcience-fake?

Doft thou fhew all Love and Gratitude to them for thy Being and Education?

Doft thou heartily wifh and pray for their Life and Profperity?

Haft thou, according to thy Ability, made a comfortable Provifion for them, if reduced to Want?

Doft thou dutifully conceal and excuse their Failings and Infirmities?

Haft thou been difobedient to them; difhonoured them in thy Mind, or carried thyfelf rudely and irreverently in thy Behaviour towards them?

Haft thou mocked, or spoken Evil of them? Haft thou not been stubborn and obstinate towards them, and endeavoured to caft off thy Subjection to them?

Doft not thou fecretly wish the Death of thy Parents, out of Impatience to be delivered from. their Government, or poffefs'd of their Eftate?

Didft thou difpofe of thyself in Marriage, without their Advice or Confent?

*This Duty may be found explain'd at large in the New WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 8. Sections V. and VI.

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The Duty of a Parent to the Child.* RT thou diligent in thy Calling, to enable thyfelf to nourish and fuftain thy Children?

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Haft thou diligently preferred the eternal Intereft of thy Children before their temporal?

Haft thou taught them, as they were capable of Learning, to know, fear, love, and worfhip God, with a perfect Heart, and a willing Mind?

Haft thou taught them, how to govern their Paffions, and to moderate their Affections to worldly Things; and encouraged them, by thy own Example, to follow that which is Good?

Doít thou watch over their Behaviour, and fee that they practise what they have been taught? Haft thou not been too fond and indulgent to them; fuffering them to go on in their Follies and Sins, without fuch Correction and Reproof, as in Duty thou waft bound to give them?

Art thou any Ways acceffary to the Sins of thy Children, by any ill Example fet them? Or by giving them fuch an Education, as would naturally lead them into Pride and Vanity?

Haft thou done thy Part to provide what was neceffary and convenient for their Living, and comfortable Subfiftence, and Being in the World?

*This Duty may be found explained at large in the New WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 8. Sections VII. and VIII. Doft

Doft thou bless them, and commend them to the Favour and Guidance of God?

The Duty of Brethren and Sifters.*

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AST thou had a tender Affection, and a compaffionate Concern for thy Brethren and Sifters, endeavouring to promote their Good, both fpiritual and temporal?

Doft thou always ftrive to keep up brotherly Love and Unity in the Family?

Doft thou not fecretly with their Death or Difgrace, to make thy own Fortune the more plentiful?

Haft thou commended them to God in thy Prayers? Or,

Haft thou not been unconcerned for their Welfare, and deftitute of natural Affection towards them?

The Duty of a Wife to her Husband.†

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AST thou refused to comply with those Commands, in which God requires thee to obey and ferve, to love and honour thy Husband? Art thou loving to him, and defirous to render his Life as eafy and comfortable as thou canft?

This Duty may be found explain'd at large in the em WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Section I.

This Duty may be found explain'd at large in the em WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Section II, &i. C 4

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Haft thou provoked him, or published his Faults?

Haft thou spoken Ill of him?

Haft thou borne with his Infirmities? Haft thou given him Caufe of Jealoufy, or been unfaithful to his Bed?

Haft thou been frugal in the Management of thy Expences, with Refpect to the Circumstances and Condition of thy Husband? Or,

Haft thou fquandered away thy Hufband's Substance?

Haft thou kept thyself within those Bounds, which both Reafon, Religion, and the Condition of thy Husband require? Or,

Haft thou been indifferent and careless in thy Carriage towards him, not forecasting to do what thou didst or mightest know would oblige and please him?

Haft thou been unconcerned in his Joys and Sorrows?

Haft thou neglected to recommend him to the Grace and Protection of God in thy Prayers?

The Duty of a Husband to his Wife.*

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AST thou been faithful to the folemn Contract and Engagement made in the Prefence of God, at the entering upon the State of Matrimony?

This Duty may be found explain'd at large in the New WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 9. Sections IV. and V..

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