BE merciful unto me. ô Lord, and call not into Judgement my manifold finis: and chiefly those, whereof the world is not able to accuse me. In youth, ••yd age, & now after many battles, I find nothing into me, but vanity and corruption. For in quietness I am negligent, in trouble impatient, tending to desperation, and in the mean state, I am so carried away with vane fantasies, y• (alas) o Lord, they withdraw me from the presence of thy Majesty. Pride and ambition assault me on the an part, covetousness and malice trouble me on the o•her: briefly, o Lord, the aff•ctionis of the flesh do almost suppress the operation of thy spir•te. I take thee, o Lord (who only knows the secrets of hearts) to record, that in none of the foresaid I do delight: but that with them I am troubled, and that for against the desire of my in ward man, which sobs for my corruption and would repose in thy mercy alone. To the which I claim: and that in the promise that thou hes maid to all ⟨image 5⟩penitent sinners, (of whose number I proofs my self to be one) in the obedience and death of my only Saviour our Lord Jesus Christ. In whom be thy mere grace, I doubt not my self to be elected to eternal salvation: whereof thou hes given unto me (unto me, o Lord, most wretched and unthan• full creature) most assured signs. For being drowned in ignorance, thou hes given to me knowledge above the common sort of my brethren: my tongue hes thou used to set forth thy glory, to oppugn Idolatry, errors and false doctrine: Thou hes compelled me to forespeak, as well deliverance to y• afflicted, as destruction to certain inobedient: the performance whereof, not I alone, but the very blind world hes already s•ne. But above all, o Lord, thou, be the power of thy holy spirit, hes sealed into my heart remission of my sins, which I acknowledge and confess my self to have received be the precious blood of Jesus Christ ones shed. Be whose perfect obedience, I am assured, my manifold rebellionis are defaced: my grievous sins purged, and my •aule maid the tabernacle of thy godly majesty: Thou, o father of mercies, thy Son our Lord Jesus, my only Saviour, Mediator, and Advocate, and thy holy spirit remaining in y• same be tr•w faith: which is the only victory that overcometh the world. To the therefore, o Lord, I commend my spirit. For I thirst to be resolved from ⟨image 6⟩this body of sin;
BE mercyfull vnto me. ô Lord, and call not into Iudgement my manyfold finnis: and cheiflie those, whereof the warld is not able to accuse me. In youth, ••yd age, & now after many battelles, I find nothing into me, bot vanitie and corruption. For in quyetnes I am negligent, in trouble impatient, tending to disperation, and in the meane state, I am so caryed away with vane fantaseis, y• (allace) o Lord, they withdraw me from the presence of thy Maiestie. Pryde and ambitioun assault me on the ane part, couetous•es and malice trouble me on the o•her: breifly, o Lord, the aff•ctionis of the fleshe do almoste suppres the operatioun of thy spir•te. I tak the, o Lord (who only knowes the secreitis of hearts) to record, that in nane of ye foirsaid I do delyte: bot that with them I am troubled, and that foir aganis the desyre of my in ward man, which sobbis for my corruptioun and wold repose in thy mercy alone. To the which I clame: and that in the promise that thow hes maid to all ⟨image 5⟩penitent sinneris, (of whose number I profes my self to be one) in the obedience and death of my only Sauiour our Lord Iesus Christ. In whome be thy meare grace, I dout not my self to be electit to eternall saluatioun: whereof thow hes geuin vnto me (vnto me, o Lord, most wretched and vnthan• full creature) most assured signes. For being drowned in ignorāce, thow hes geuin to me knawledge aboue the cōmoun sort of my brethren: my toung hes thow vsit to set furth thy glorie, to oppoung Idolatrie, errouris and fals doctrine: Thow hes cō pelled me to foirspeak, asweil delyuerance to y• afflicted, as distructioun to certane inobedient: the performance whereof, not I alone, bot the verray blind world hes alreddy s•ne. But aboue all, o Lord, thow, be the power of thy holy spirite, hes sealed into my heart remissiō of my sinnes, which I acknawledge and cōfes my self to haue receaued be the precious bloode of Iesus Christ ones shed. Be whose perfyte obedience, I am assured, my manyfould rebellionis ar defaced: my greuous sinnes purged, and my •aule maid the tabernackle of thy godlie maiestie: Thow, o father of mercyes, thy Sone our Lord Iesus, my only Sauiour, Mediator, and Aduocate, and thy holy spirite remaning in y• same be tr•w faith: which is the only victorie that ouercūmeth the world. To the thereoir, o Lord, I cōmend my spirite. For I thrist to be resolued frō
