Have I not put them upon Cheating and Lying, and fo been a Partaker with them in their Sin?

Have I been remifs in fuffering them to neglect their Duty to God?

Have I been conftant in my Daily Devotions with my Family?

Have I not omitted this neceffary Duty upon fuch flight and trivial Pretences and Excufes, as would have had no Weight with me in Matters that relate to this temporal Life?

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HAVE I been faithful and industrious in ferving my Master and Mistress? Have I been honeft and just to them? Have I purloined, or ftole, or any Way defrauded them of their Goods, or been carelefs and wafteful of them?

Have I disobeyed their lawful Commands ?

Have I any Ways injured them in their Reputation?

Have I ferved them with Singleness of Heart, as to the Lord, and not to Men?

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Have I been diligent in my Duty, only when I was observed and taken Notice of? Have I, as much as in me lay, lived quietly and peaceably with my Fellow-fervants?

Have I not been fpiteful and malicious against them?

Have I accufed them wrongfully?
Have I set them a good Example?

Have I exercifed that Tenderness to the Children in the Family that was justly and reafonably expected from me?

Have I prayed for my Mafter and Miftrefs, and the Reft of the Family in my private Prayers?

As a Magiftrate, &c.

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HAVE I made it my Endeavour to be i a Terror to Evil-doers and a Praise to them that do well?

Have I expreffed a Zeal for the Honour of God, by bringing publick Offenders to Juftice: by putting the Laws in Execution against all Vice, Profanenefs, and Debauchery; and by giving a good Example myfelf?

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Have I not difcouraged thofe, who, from a Concern for the Interefts of Religion, and a Love to the Souls of Men, have been zealous and active in this good Work!

c. Have I not been more intent upon my own private Intereft, than in advancing the common Good?..

Have I been faithful and diligent in the Difcharge of thofe Duties that are incumbent upon me, as living in the Town, Place, or Parish, whereto I belong?

Have I endeavoured to inform myfelf of my Duty, in order to the doing of it, when I have been called to the Office of Conftable, Church-warden, or any other Parish Office?

Have I confidered how to avoid and fhun whatever might occafion Strife and Diffention, and endeavoured, what in me lies, to become ufeful and ferviceable in my Place and Station ?

III. Of the Duties towards Ourfelves.

HAVE I wifely confidered the End for which I was created by God, that I might be the better able to direct all my Thoughts, Words, and Actions to that End?

Do I make it the great Concern and Bufinefs of my Life, to ferve and glorify God, that I may thereby be prepared, and meet for Happiness in his Prefence and Kingdom for ever?

Have I frequently and seriously confidered, that I am here in a State of Trial and Probation, not of Happiness and En-joyment?

Have I not lived without Thought and Confideratiou, though Intereft and Duty, and the exprefs Command of God, call and oblige me to be much and frequent in the Exercife thereof?

How have I fpent my precious Time? Have I not wafted it in Idleness, or in any unprofitable Vanity?

Have I laid to Heart the fhortness and. Uncertainty of this prefent Life, and daily improved it to the best Advantage?

Have I exercised a daily Care and Watch

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fulness over my deceitful Heart, refifting its Importunities and Lufts?

Have I seriously confidered the great Damage and Mischief that Sin has done to human Nature?

Have I applied myself with my whole Strength and Might, to recover that Refemblance which Man, when he first came out of his Maker's Hand, bore to him?

Have I contented myself with the Form and outside of Religion and Godliness, neglecting the Life and Power thereof?

Have I laboured after the true Mortification of the Spirit, after that real and inward Purity of Soul, which Chrift requires in all his Difciples and Followers?

Have I diligently and earneftly implored the Aids and Affiftances of the Holy Spirit of God, to renew and fanctify me?

Have I laboured to improve my Soul in Knowledge and Wifdom, in Grace and Holinefs, taking Heed to fecure my Salvation more than any temporal Intereft?

Have I been contented with my present Portion of Good here, according to the Will of God?

Have I not fuffered myfelf to be immoderately difcompofed at Events, which are not in my Power; and been diffatisfied and uncafy