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any other effect upon me, than to make me 

 strive, the more earnestly, to lead the life of a 

 sincere christian. 



Resolved, to be in the company of the wick- 

 ed, as little as possible ; and when among such 

 people, to endeavour to persuade them in such 

 a way as may be consistent with propriety, to 

 forsake their evil courses. 



Resolved, to assist the poor and needy, so 

 far as may be consistent with my means ; hop- 

 ing that avarice may never prevent me from 

 judging correctly, in regard to this subject. 



Resolved, never to let a day pass, when at 

 home, or when convenient, abroad, without read- 

 ing a portion of the holy scriptures, and spending 

 half an hour or more, in meditating on what I 

 have read ; and that the whole of the sabbath, 

 when it is not in my power to attend publick 

 worship, shall be spent in prayer, reading the bi- 

 ble, or sermons, or some other religious book, in 

 self examination, and in meditating on the eternal 

 world. 



Resolved, to offer up daily prayers to the 

 throne of grace, for a right temper of mind, that 

 I may be constant and diligent, in strictly observ- 

 ing the above resolutions. And I pray that my 

 humble endeavours may, by the blessing of God, 

 keep me in the path of holiness, so that I may. 



