fleet out of ward, and then the devotion of him who prays, cools.
When walking thou hast said thy prayers that thou art bound to say, lift
up thy heart to GOD, and pray to Him in thy thoughts in a blessed
recollection: think on the good things GOD has done for thee, and shall
do if thou truly servest Him: think on His biddings and do them indeed
according to thy might, for so GOD bids thee when He thus says:--"The
words which I command thee shall be in thine heart, and thou shalt
relate them to thy sons: and thou shall meditate on them, sitting in
thine house, and walking on thy journey, sleeping and arising." Or in
working, tell fair tales to thy fellows, or something from Holy Writ
that may soften your way, or glad you in GOD. And sometimes say the
Seven Psalms for the quick and the dead, that GOD give grace to the
quick and rest to the dead. When thou comest to the town to ease thy
body, seek where thou mayst most worthily dwell for thy condition and in
most peace: and where thou mayst most profit to thyself and others. Let
flesh-lust and vanity entice thee to no place: but inquire where any is
who most loves GOD, and thither draw thou. Seek not where thou mayst be
fed best, for there peradventure are many stirrings to sin. Harbour thee
with no woman unless thou knowest good of them for a long time. When
thou art come to the house thou shalt rest in, hold thy wits inward in
GOD'S holy fear; so that thine outer bearing be so ruled with grace that
thou mayst stir to good all whom thou seest, and through GOD'S grace
destroy mirkness of sin, and so fulfil GOD'S teaching, who says thus,
"So let your light shine before men, that they seeing your good works
may glorify your Father Who is in heaven." And S. Gregory says: "Neither
is it greatly praiseworthy to be good with the good, but to be good with
the evil; for even as it is of more heinous guilt not to be good among
the good, so is it of unwearied honour to have stood for the good among
the evil."

Keep well thine eyes when thou art come to harbour, from all things that
may kindle sin and make thine eyes forward, as Job did, who said "I make
a covenant with mine eyes lest I should think upon a maid." After sight,
comes thought, and thereafter deed, and therefore said the prophet
Jeremiah, "Mine eye hath laid waste my soul." When so holy a prophet
lamented him of his eyesight, sorely may another complain who oft sins
therewith. Augustine: "Shameless eye is the messenger