I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

First, look back and consider how you have walked throughout the day. Reform what you find amiss; and rejoice, or be grieved, as you find you have done well or ill.

Second, since you cannot sleep in safety if God, who is your keeper, does not wake and watch for you; and though you have God to watch when you sleep, you cannot be safe, if he that watches you is your enemy. It is right and good that at night you renew and confirm your peace with God by faith and prayer, commending and committing yourself to God’s care by prayer, with thanksgiving before you go to bed. Then shall you lie down in safety.

All this being done, yet while you are putting off your apparel, when you are lying down, and when you are in bed, before you sleep, it is good that you commune with your own heart. Fall asleep with some heavenly meditation, then will your sleep be more sweet, and more secure, your dreams fewer, or more comfortable; your head will be fuller of good thoughts, and your heart will be in a better frame when you awake, whether in the night or in the morning.