“7. Seek opportunities of making some sacrifice for the good of others, especially of believers, provided the sacrifice is not inconsistent with some duty.
“8. Endeavor to rejoice in every loss and suffering incurred for Christ’s sake and the Gospel’s, remembering that though, like death, they are not to be wilfully incurred, yet, like death, they are great gain.
“Re-adopted the above rules, particularly the 4th, on Sunday, August 31, 1823.
“Re-adopted the above rules, particularly the 1st, on Sunday, October 29, 1826, and adopted the following minor rules:
“1. Rise with the sun.
“2. Read a certain portion of Burman every day, Sundays excepted.
“3. Have the Scriptures and some devotional book in constant reading.
“4. Read no book in English that has not a devotional tendency.
“5. Suppress every unclean thought and look.
“Revised and re-adopted all the above rules, particularly the second of the first class, on Sunday, March 11, 1827.