OH maker of heaven and earth, king of kings, & Lord of Lords, which of nothing didst ma•e me ⟨image 45⟩to thy image and likeness, & didst redeem me with thine own precious blood, whom I a sinner am not worthy to name, neither to call upon, neither with my hart to think upon, humbly I desire thee, and meekly pray thee, that gently thou do behold me thy wicked servant, & have mercy on me, which haddest merry on the woman of Can nane, and of Mari Magdalen, which didst forgive the […], & the thief hanging ⟨p. 44⟩on the cross. Unto the I confess, O most holy father, my sins which if I would, I cannot hide from thee. Have mercy on me Christ, for I a wretch have sore of fended thee, in pride, in covetousness, in gluttony, in lechery, in vainglory, in hatred, in envy, in adultery, in theft, in lying in backbiting, in sporting, in dissolute and wanton laughing, in idle words, in hearing, in tasting, in touching, in thinking, ⟨image 46⟩in sleeping, in working, & in all ways, in which I a frail man, & most wretched sinner might sin. Mi default, my most grievous default. Therefore I most humbly pray & beseech thy gen tlenes, which (for my health) descended from heaven, which didst hold up king David, that he should not fall into sin. Have mercy on me, oh Lord have mercy on me (O Christ) the which didst for give Peter, that did forsake ⟨p. 45⟩thee. Thou art my creator and my helper, my maker, & my redeemer, mi governor, my father, my lord, my god, and my king. Thou art my hope, my trust, my governor, my help, my comfort, my strength, my defence, my redemption, my life, my health and my resurrection. Thou art my steadfastness, my refuge or succour, my light & my help, I most humbly & heartily desire and pray thee help me, defend me, make me ⟨image 47⟩strong and comfort me, make me steadfast, make me merry, give me light and visit me, revive me again, which am dead. For I am thy making & thy work (oh Lord) despise me not, I am thy servant thy bondman, although evil, although unworthy, & a sinner. But whatsoever I am, whether I be either good or bad, I am ever thine. Therefore to whom shall I flee, except I flee unto thee if thou cast me of, who shall ⟨p. 46⟩or will receive me? If thou despise me, & turn thy face from me, who shall look upon me? Recognise & knowledge me?
OH maker of heauen and earth, king of kinges, & Lorde of Lordes, whiche of nothing didst ma•e me ⟨image 45⟩to thy image and likenes, & didst redeem me with thine owne precious bloud, whō I a siner am not wurthy to name, neither to call vpon, neither wt my hart to think vpon, humbli I desire thee, and meekly pray thee, that gentli thou doo beholde me thy wicked seruaūt, & haue merci on me, whiche hadest merry on the womā of Cā nane, and of Mari Magda lē, whiche didst forgeue the 〈…〉, & the theef hanging ⟨p. 44⟩on ye cros. Unto the I confes, O most holy father, my sīnes which if I would, I cannot hide from thee. Haue mercy on me Christe, for I a wretche haue sore of fended thee, in pride, in couetousnes, in glotony, in lechery, in vainglory, in hatred, in enuy, inadultry, in theft, in lying in backbitīg, in sporting, in dissolute and wanton laughing, in idle wurds, in hearing, in tasting, in touching, in thinking, ⟨image 46⟩in sleping, in wurking, & in all wayes, in whiche I a fraill man, & moste wretched sinner might sinne. Mi default, my moste greuous default. Therfore I moste hūbly pray & beseech thy gē tlenes, which (for my helth) descended frō heuē, whiche didst holde vp king Dauid, that he should not fall into sin. Haue mercy on me, oh Lorde haue merci on me (O Christe) the which didst for geue Peter, that did forsake ⟨p. 45⟩thee. Thou art my creatour and my helper, my maker, & my redeemer, mi gouernor, my father, my lord, my god, and my king. Thou art my hope, my trust, my gouerner, my help, my cōfort, my strength, my defence, my redemption, my life, my helth and my resurrection. Thou art my stedfastnes, my refuge or succour, my light & my help, I moste humbly & hartely desire and pray thee help me, defēd me, make me ⟨image 47⟩strong and cōfort me, make me stedfast, make me mery, geue me light and visit me, reuiue me again, which am dead. For I am thy makīg & thy wurk (oh Lorde) despise me not, I am thy seruant thy bondmā, although euill, although vnwurthy, & a sinner. But whatsoeuer I am, whether I bee either good or bad, I am euer thine. Therfore to whom shall I flee, except I flee vnto the if thou cast me of, who shal ⟨p. 46⟩
