Oh remember ⟨p. 51⟩not the sins and offences of my youth, but according unto thy mercy think thou upon me (O Lord) for thy goodness. For thy names sake (O Lord) be merciful unto my sin. For it is great. Look upon mine adversity, & misery, & forgive me all my sins. Again. Out of the deep have I called unto the Lord,1 Lord hear my voice. Oh let thine ear consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou Lord wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss (oh Lord) who may abide it? But there is mercy with thee. &c Item.2 Enter not into judgement with thy servant (O Lord) for no man living shall be justified in thy sight. Thus see you how holy David, whom the scripture commendeth so greatly, boasteth not his own righteousness, but humbleth him self in the sight ⟨p. 52⟩of God, and wholly betaketh him unto Gods mercy. Now hear what Job, whom the scripture so greatly commendeth, saith of him self,3 If I will justify my self, mine own mouth shall condemn me. If I will put forth my self for a perfect man, he shall prove me a wicked doer. Again. If I wash my self with snow water, & make mine hands never so clean at the well, yet shalt thou dip me in the mire, and mine own clothes shall defile me. And as concerning the godly man Toby, how little he trusted in his own innocency and righteousness, these his words do manifestly declare: O Lord (saith he) be mindful of me,4 and take no vengeance of my sins, nether remember my misdeeds, nor the misdeeds of mine elders. for we have not been obedient to thy commandments. &c. And as David, Job, ⟨p. 53⟩and Toby, humbled them selves in the sight of God, so likewise doth the whole company of all the faithful, that the glory of our salvation may be Gods alone, as he saith by the Prophet: Thy destruction, O Israel,5 cometh of thy self, but thy salvation cometh only of me. Therefore though ye feel sin to be in you, as who is without it? yet despair not, nether be dismayed, but with strong faith make haste unto the glorious throne of Gods great mercy, lament your sorrowful case, crave favour and remission of sins in Christs name, of Gods most hie majesty, and without doubt you shall have your hearts desire.6 For the Lord is gracious and merciful▪ long suffering & of great good•es. The Lord is loving unto every man, and his mercy is over all his works.
Oh remem•ber ⟨p. 51⟩not the sinnes and offenses of my youth, but according vnto thy mercy thincke thou vpon me (O Lord) for thy goodnesse. For thy names sake (O Lord) be merciful vnto my synne. For it is great. Loke vpon mine aduersitie, & misery, & forgeue me all my sinnes. Againe. Out of the depe haue I called vnto the Lorde,1 Lord hear my voyce. Oh let thyne eare consyder well the voyce of my complaint. If thou Lorde wilt be extreme to marcke what is done amysse (oh Lorde) who may abyde it? But ther is mercy with thee. &c Item.2 Enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt (O Lorde) for no man liuing shall be iustified in thy syght. Thus see you howe holy Dauid, whome the scripture commendeth so greatlye, bosteth not his owne righteousnesse, but humbleth him selfe in the syghte ⟨p. 52⟩of God, and wholy betaketh hym vnto Gods mercy. Nowe hear what Iob, whom the scripture so greatly commendeth, saith of him self,3 If I wil iustifie my self, mine own mouth shall condemne me. If I will put forth my selfe for a perfect man, he shall proue me a wicked doer. Again. If I washe my self with snow water, & make mine hands neuer so cleane at the well, yet shalt thou dip me in the mire, and mine owne clothes shal defile me. And as concerning the godly mā Toby, how litle he trusted in his owne innocency and righteousnes, these his words do manifestly declare: O Lord (saith he) be mindfull of me,4 and take no vengeaūce of my sinnes, nether remember my misdedes, nor ye misdedes of mine elders. for we haue not bene obedient to thy cōmaundements. &c. And as Dauid, Iob, ⟨p. 53⟩and Toby, humbled them selues in the sight of God, so lykewyse doth the whole company of al the faithful, that the glory of our saluation may be Gods alone, as he saith by the Prophet: Thi destruction, O Israell,5 commeth of thy self, but thy saluation commeth only of me. Therfore though ye fele synne to be in you, as who is without it? yet despair not, nether be dismaide, but with strong faith make haste vnto the glorious throne of Gods great mercy, lament your sorowfull case, craue fauor and remission of sinnes in Christes name, of Gods most hie maiestie, and without doubt you shall haue your hartes desire.
- 1Psalm. cxxx.
- 2Psal. cxiiii.
- 3Job. ix.Iob. ix.
- 4Tob. iii.
- 5Ose. xiiii.
- 6Psal. cxlv.
