A short catechismA short catechisme

we do therefore, as we have just cause, utterly deny our selves, and renounce all confidence in our selves, we fly to thy mercy-seat for mercy and pardon, and that in the name of thy dear Son Christ Jesus, who came to save sinners, ⟨image 23⟩and who by the sacrifice of himself hath made a perfect satisfaction unto thine infinite justice for all our sins Enter not therefore into judgement with thy servants (O Lord) but accept of that all-sufficient sacrifice of Christ for us; and be pleased we most humbly beseech thee, to remove the guilt and punishment of all our sins, that they may never rise up in judgement against us, to deprive us of thy favour and blessing, or to provoke thy wrath and vengeance against us in this world or in the world to come. And we do also earnestly entreat thee for Christs sake to subdue in us all our corruptions, that they may not bear such sway in us as they have done heretofore: make us wise and watchful over our selves, that we may avoid as all sins, so all occasions and provocations, whereby we may be lead into evil: and ⟨image 24⟩make us conscionable in practising all good duties which we are bound to do, and in using all good means whereby we may be kept in compass of our duty. O Lord let thy good spirit always abide in us, to assure us of thy love to us, and to renew us daily more and more according to thine own most glorious image. We beseech thee to enlighten our dark understandings, to rectify our perverse wills, to mollify our hard hearts, to quicken our dull affections, and to reform all our outward parts, so as we may serve thee in true holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.

wee doe therefore, as we haue iust cause, vtterly denie our selues, and renounce all confidence in our selues, we flie to thy mercie-seate for mercie and pardon, and that in the name of thy deare sonne Christ Iesus, who came to saue sinners, ⟨image 23⟩and who by the sacrifice of himselfe hath made a perfect satisfaction vnto thine infinite iustice for all our sins Enter not therefore into iudgement with thy seruants (O Lord) but accept of that alsufficiēt sacrifice of Christ for vs; and be pleased wee most humbly beseech thee, to remoue the guilt and punishment of all our sinnes, that they may neuer rise vp in iudgement against vs, to depriue vs of thy fauour and blessing, or to prouoke thy wrath and vengeance against vs in this world or in the world to come. And we doe also earnestly intreat thee for Christs sake to subdue in vs all our corruptions, that they may not beare such sway in vs as they haue done heretofore: make vs wise and watchfull ouer our selues, that wee may auoide as all sinnes, so all occasions and prouocations, whereby we may be lead into euill: and