"I do always those things that please Him." John, viii. 29. 2. He regards the intention, which gives their value to actions. "The Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Sam. xvi. 7. "The king's daughter is all glorious within." Ps. xlv. 3. Among the different motives proposed by faith he prefers that of charity. "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren." 1 Pet. i. 22. "Love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption." Wisd. vi. 18. 4. He is especially exact in rising in the morning; in the preparation for, and resolutions made in, prayer; in the holy employ of his time; and in silence: and he fails not to examine himself every day on these capital points. "A heave offering of the Lord." Numb. xxxi. 29. "Rise up betimes, and be not the last." Eccles. xxxii. 11. "Before thou prayest, prepare thyself, and be not as one that tempteth the Lord." Eccles. xviii. 23. "Be not faint-hearted when thou makest thy prayer." Eccles. vii. 10. "A time to keep silence, and a time to speak." Eccl. iii. 7. "If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged." 1 Cor. xi. 31. VI. PARTICULAR RULE. "He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much." Luke, xvi. 10. The seminarist takes all pains to draw up well his particular rule, and to leave out nothing of whatever can contribute to his sanctification. 1. He marks out the employment of every moment of the day which is not destined to common exercises, as well as how he will occupy himself on festivals or days of leave. "Let all things be done in order." 1 Cor. xiv. 40. 2. He sets before him an intention for every action. "Whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." Col. iii. 17. "Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all for the glory of God." 1 Cor. x. 31. 3. He distinguishes the virtues to which he will give especial heed, as well as his particular devotions and mortifications. "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness." Matt. v. 6. "If ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye, by the Spirit, do mortify the deeds of the flesh, ye shall live." Rom. viii. 13. 4. He determines the subject of his particular examination, the time and manner in which he is to do it, as likewise his occupations during the holy mass, the chaplet, and his visits to the Most Holy Sacrament. 5. He marks the anniversaries of the graces he has received; his resolutions in his monthly retreats; in his ordinations; the circumstances in which he has been most vividly touched by the love of God. He does not omit the rule he is to follow during vacations. VII. CHRISTIAN AND ECCLESIASTICAL VIRTUES. "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." 1 Tim. iv. 12.