O Lord most high, 1O God eternal, all whose Works are glorious, and whose Thoughts are very deep: there can be no better thing, then to praise thy Name, and to declare thy ⟨p. 582⟩loving kindness in the morning, on thy holy and blessed Sabbath day. For it is thy will and commandment, that we should sanctify this day in thy service and praise: and in the thankful remembrance, as of the creation of the World by the power of thy Word: so of the redemption of mankind by the death of thy Sonne. 2Thine (O Lord) I confess, is greatness, and power, and glory, and victory, and praise, for all that is in heaven and earth is thine: Thine is thy Kingdom, O Lord, and thou excellest as head over all: both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give ⟨p. 583⟩grace unto all. Now therefore O my God, I praise thy glorious Name: that whereas I a wretched sinner, having so many ways provoked thy Majesty to anger and displeasure: thou notwithstanding (of thy favour and goodness, passing by my profaneness and infirmities,) hast vouchsafed to add this Sabbath again, unto the number of my days. And vouchsafe O heavenly Father, for the merits of Jesus Christ thy Son (whose glorious Resurrection thy whole Church celebrateth this day:) to pardon and forgive me, all my sins and misdeeds. Especially, O Lord, [*] cleanse my soul from those filthy sins, with the blood of thy most pure ⟨p. 584⟩and undefiled Lamb, 4which taketh away the sins of the world. And let thy holy Spirit more and more subdue my corruptions, that I may be renewed after thine own Image, to serve thee in newness of life, and holiness of conversation. And as of thy mercy, thou hast brought me to the beginning of this blessed day: so I beseech thee, make it a day of Reconciliation, betwixt my sinful soul, and thy Divine Majesty. Give me grace to make it a day of Repentance unto thee, that thy goodness may seal it to be a day of pardon unto me: and that I may remember, that the keeping holy of this day, is a Commandment which thine own finger ⟨p. 585⟩hath written. That on this day, I might meditate on thy glorious works of our Creation and Redemption: and learn how to know and to keep, all the rest of thy holy Laws and Commandments.
O Lord most high, 1O God eternall, all whose Workes are glorious, and whose Thoughts are very deepe: there can be no better thing, then to praise thy Name, and to declare thy ⟨p. 582⟩louing kindnesse in the morning, on thy holy and blessed Sabbath day. For it is thy will and commandement, that wee should sanctifie this day in thy seruice and prayse: and in the thankefull remembrance, as of the creation of the World by the power of thy Word: so of the redemption of mankind by the death of thy Sonne. 2Thine (O Lord) I confesse, is greatnesse, and power, and glory, and victory, and praise, for all that is in heauen and earth is thine: Thine is thy Kingdome, O Lord, and thou excellest as head ouer all: both riches and honour come of thee, and thou raignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to giue ⟨p. 583⟩grace vnto all. Now therefore O my God, I praise thy glorious Name: that whereas I a wretched sinner, hauing so many vvayes prouoked thy Maiesty to anger and displeasure: thou notwithstanding (of thy fauour and goodnes, passing by my prophanenesse and infirmities,) hast vouchsafed to adde this Sabbath againe, vnto the number of my dayes. And vouchsafe O heauenly Father, for the merits of Iesus Christ thy Sonne (whose glorious Resurrection thy whole Church celebrateth this day:) to pardon and forgiue mee, all my sins and misdeeds. Especially, O Lord, [*] clense my soule from those filthy sinnes, with the bloud of thy most pure ⟨p. 584⟩and vndefiled Lambe, 4which taketh away the sinnes of the world. And let thy holy Spirit more and more subdue my corruptions, that I may be renewed after thine owne Image, to serue thee in newnesse of life, and holinesse of conuersation. And as of thy mercy, thou hast brought me to the beginning of this blessed day: so I beseech thee, make it a day of Reconciliation, betwixt my sinfull soule, and thy Diuine Maiestie. Giue mee grace to make it a day of Repentance vnto thee, that thy goodnesse may seale it to be a day of pardon vnto me: and that I may remember, that the keeping holy of this day, is a Commandement which thine owne finger ⟨p. 585⟩
- 1Psal. 91.1.2.5.
- 21 Chron. 29 11. &c.
- *Here thou mayest confess whatsoever sin of the last week clogs thy conscience.Here thou maist confesse whatsoeuer sinne of the last weeke clogs thy conscience.
- 4John 1.29.Iohn 1.29.
