for Thou hast done right, And now, LORD, what is my hope? a name from Thy Name, a son of the covenant, Despise not Thou the work of Thine own hands. Thine own image and likeness? the propitiation for the sins of the whole world, LORD, be propitious unto me, a sinner; even unto me, O LORD, of sinners chief, chiefest and greatest, For Thy Name's sake be merciful unto my sin, for it is great it exceeds. For Thy Name's sake, that Name, beside which, none other under heaven is given among men, whereby we must be saved, the SPIRIT Himself helping our infirmities, and making intercession for us, with plaints unutterable, for the tender yearnings of the FATHER, defer not, for Thine own sake, For me, I forget not my sins, they are ever before me; I remember them in the bitterness of my soul; I turn away and groan, what things are grief to me, and offence of heart. Cleanse Thou me from secret faults, and keep Thy servant also from presumptuous sins. Magnify Thy mercies towards the wretched sinner; and in season, LORD, say to me, Be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee; Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. for the LORD hath rewarded thee. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine indignation, neither chasten me in Thy displeasure. I said, I will confess my sins unto the LORD, and so Thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. LORD, Thou knowest all my desire, and my groaning is not hid from Thee. after Thy great goodness, according to the multitude of Thy mercies Thou shalt arise, and have mercy on me, O LORD, If Thou, O LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O LORD, (2) Prayer for grace. My hands will I lift up unto Thy commandments which I have loved. none else, nought else with Thee. Vouchsafe to me, to worship Thee and serve Thee in truth of spirit, in reverence of body, in blessing of lips in private and in public; to pay honour to them that have the rule over me, by obedience and submission; to show affection to my own, by carefulness and providence; to overcome evil with good; to possess my vessel in sanctification and honour; to have my converse without covetousness, content with what I have; to speak the truth in love; not to go after lusts. (The Hedge of 1. To bruise the serpent's head. the Law. i. e. precautions.) 2. (3) Profession. 3. To remember my latter end. Gen. iii. 15. Deut. xxvii. 29. To cut off opportunities. 2 Cor. xi. 12. 4. To be sober. 1 Pet. v. 8. 5. Not to sit idle. Matt. xx. 6. 7. To cleave to the good. Rom. xii. 9. 8. To make a covenant with the eyes. Job xxxi. 1. for following vanity. Hold Thou me in with bit and bridle, O LORD compel me to come in to Thee. I believe, O LORD, in Thee, Father, Word, Spirit, One GOD; all things were created ;— that by Thy goodness and love to man Who for us men and for our salvation, was conceived and born, died and was buried, descended and rose again, ascended and sat down, will return and will repay ; that by the shining-forth and working hath been called out of the whole world in belief of the truth and sanctity of living :that in it we are partakers of the communion of saints and forgiveness of sins in this world, that in it we are waiting for resurrection of the flesh in the world to come. This most holy faith which was once delivered to the saints help Thou mine unbelief, and vouchsafe to me to love the FATHER for His fatherly love, to reverence the ALMIGHTY for His power, as a faithful CREATOR, to commit my soul to Him in well doing; vouchsafe to me to partake from JESUS of salvation, from CHRIST of anointing, from the ONLY-BEGOTTEN of adoption; to worship the LORD for His conception in faith, for His birth in humility, for His sufferings in patience and hatred of sin; for His cross to crucify beginnings, for His death to mortify the flesh, for His burial to bury evil thoughts in good works, for His descent to meditate upon hell, for His resurrection upon newness of life, |