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A prayer for the forgiveness of sin.

A prayer for the forgeuenes of synne.

O My Lord and only saviour Jesus Christ, which camest into this world to take away the heavy burdens of them that were laden, to seek that was lost, to call sinners unto repentance, to give everlasting life to the faithful, and to be a mediator ⟨image 7⟩between God the father and us: I poor & wretched sinner from the very hart lament, and inwardly bewail my sinful and wretched, life, desiring thee for thy promise sake according to thy merciful wont, to be my mediator and advocate unto God the father, that he may forgive me all mine old sins, & so wholly possess my hart by his blessed spirit, that he may defend me, against all perils to come, which the devil, the world or ⟨p. 6⟩the flesh imagineth against me, and so change me into a new man, that mine old sins being wiped away in thy precious blood, I may walk from virtue to virtue unto the glory and praise of his blessed name.

O My Lord and onely sauior Iesu Christ, which camest into thys worlde to take away the heuy burdēs of them that were loden, to seke that was lost, to call synners vnto repentaunce, to geue euerlastynge lyfe to the faithfull, and to be a mediator ⟨image 7⟩betwene God the father and vs: I poore & wretched sinner from the verye hart lament, and inwardly bewayle my synnefull and wretched, lyfe, desiryng the for thy promyse sake according to thy mercyfull wont, to be my mediatour and aduocate vnto God the father, that he maye forgeue me all mine olde sinnes, & so wholy possesse my hart by his blessed spirite, that he mai defēde me, against al perils to come, which the diuel, the world or ⟨p. 6⟩