“I. Whether it does not concern all men of all conditions to imitate Him, as much as they can, ‘Who went about doing good’? “Whether all Christians are not concerned in that command, ‘While we have time, let us do good unto all men’? “Whether we shall not be more happy hereafter, the more good we do now? “Whether we can be happy at all hereafter, unless we have, according to our power, ‘fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited those that are sick, and in prison;’ and made all these actions subservient to a higher purpose, even the saving of souls from death? “Whether it be not our bounden duty always to remember, that He did more for us than we can do for Him, who assures us, ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me’? “II. Whether, upon these considerations, we may not try to do good to our acquaintance? Particularly, whether we may not try to convince them of the necessity of being Christians? “Whether of the consequent necessity of being scholars? “Whether of the necessity of method and industry, in order to either learning or virtue? “Whether we may not try to persuade them to confirm and increase their industry, by communicating as often as they can? “Whether we may not mention to them the authors whom we conceive to have wrote the best on those subjects? “Whether we may not assist them, as we are able, from time to time, to form resolutions upon what they read in those authors, and to execute them with steadiness and perseverance? “III. Whether, upon the considerations above-mentioned, we may not try to do good to those that are hungry, naked, or sick? In particular, whether, if we know any necessitous family, we may not give them a little food, clothes, or physic, as they want? “Whether we may not give them, if they can read, a Bible, Common Prayer Book, or ‘Whole Duty of Man’? “Whether, we may not, now and then, inquire how they have used them, explain what they do not understand, and enforce what they do? “Whether we may not enforce upon them, more especially, the necessity of private prayer, and of frequenting the church and sacrament? “Whether we may not contribute, what little we are able, toward having their children clothed and taught to read? “Whether we may not take care that they be taught their catechism, and short prayers for morning and evening? “IV. Lastly: whether, upon the considerations above-mentioned, we may not try to do good to those that are in prison? In particular, whether we may not release such well-disposed persons as remain in prison for small sums? “Whether we may not lend smaller sums to those that are of any trade, that they may procure themselves tools and materials to work with?