I pray thee of thy great goodness and mercy in Christ to be merciful to me a sinner, that I may indeed feel thy sweet mercy as thy child: the time (oh dear father) I appoint not, but I pray thee that I may with hope still expect and look for thy help. I hope that as for a little while thou hast left me, so thou wilt come and visit me, and that in thy great mercy, whereof I have great need, by reason of my great misery. Thou art wont for a little season in thine anger, to hide thy face from them whom thou lovest: but surely (O Redeemer) in eternal mercies thou wilt show thy compassions. For when thou leavest us, O Lord, thou doest not leave us very long, neither doest thou leave us to our loss, but to our lucre and advantage: even that thy holy spirit with bigger portion of thy power and virtue may lighten and cheer us: that the want of feeling of our sorrow may be recompensed plentifully with the lively sent of having thee to our eternal joy: and therefore thou swearest that in thine everlasting mercy thou wilt have compassion on us. Of which thing, to the end we might be most assured, thine oath is to be marked, for thou sayest: as I have sworn, that I will never bring any more the waters to drown the world: so have I sworn that I will never more be angry with thee, nor reprove thee. The mountains shall remove, and the hills shall fall down, but thy loving kindness shall not move, and the bond of thy peace shall not fail thee: thus sayest thou the Lord our merciful redeemer. Dear father therefore, I pray thee remember even for thine own truth & mercies sake the promise & everlasting covenant, which in thy good time I pray thee to write in my heart, that I may know thee to be the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent: that I may love thee with all my heart for ever: that I may love thy people for thy sake: that I may be holy in thy sight through Christ: that I may always not only strive against sin, but also overcome the same daily more and more as thy children do: above all things desiring the sanctification of thy name, the coming of thy kingdom, the doing of thy will on earth as it is in heaven, &c. through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, Mediator, and Advocate,
I pray thee of thy great goodnes and mercie in Christ to be mercifull to me a sinner, that I may indeed feele thy sweet mercie as thy child: the time (oh deare father) I appoint not, but I pray thee that I may with hope still expect and looke for thy helpe. I hope that as for a little while thou hast left me, so thou wilt come and visit me, and that in thy great mercie, whereof I haue great neede, by reason of my great miserie. Thou art wont for a little season in thine anger, to hide thy face from them whom thou louest: but surely (O Redeemer) in eternall mercies thou wilt shew thy compassions. For when thou leauest vs, O Lord, thou doest not leaue vs very long, neither doest thou leaue vs to our losse, but to our lucre and aduantage: euen that thy holy spirit with bigger portion of thy power and vertue may lighten and cheere vs: that the want of feeling of our sorrow may be recompenced plentifully with the liuely sent of hauing thee to our eternall ioy: and therefore thou swearest that in thine euerlasting mercie thou wilt haue compassion on vs. Of which thing, to the end we might be most assured, thine oath is to be marked, for thou saiest: as I haue sworne, that I will neuer bring any more the waters to drowne the world: so haue I sworne that I wil neuer more be angrie with thee, nor reprooue thee. The mountaines shall remooue, and the hills shall fall downe, but thy louing kindnes shall not mooue, and the bond of thy peace shal not faile thee: thus saiest thou the Lord our mercifull redeemer. Deare father therefore, I pray thee remember euen for thine owne truth & mercies sake the promise & euerlasting couenant, which in thy good time I pray thee to write in my heart, that I may know thee to be the only true God, and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent: that I may loue thee with all my heart for euer: that I may loue thy people for thy sake: that I may be holy in thy sight through Christ: that I may alwaies not onely striue against sinne, but also ouercome the same daily more and more as thy children doe: aboue all things desiring the sanctification of thy name, the comming of thy kingdome, the doing of thy will on earth as it is in heauen, &c. through Iesus Christ our Redeemer, Mediatour, and Aduocate,
