Lo therefore to thee deer father I come through thy son our Lord, our mediator, and Advocate Jesus Christ, who sitteth ⟨p. 285⟩on thy right hand making intercession for me; 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 deer 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, & 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, Oh 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 con passion on us, Of which thing, to the end we might be most assured, thine oath is to ⟨p. 286⟩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. Deere father therefore, I pray thee remember even for thine own truth & mercies sake the promise and 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.
Lo therefore to thee deere father I come through thy sonne our Lorde, our mediatour, and Aduocate Iesus Christ, who sitteth ⟨p. 285⟩on thy right hand making intercession for mee; I praie thee of thy great goodnes and mercie in Christ to be mercifull to mee a sinner, that I maie indeede feele thy sweet mercie as thy childe: the time (oh deere father) I appoint not, but I praie thee that I maie 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 visite me, & that in thy great mercie, wherof I haue great need by reasō of my great miserie. Thou art wont for a little season in thine anger, to hide thy face from them whome thou louest: but surelie (O Redeemer) in eternall mercies thou wilt shewe thy compassions. For when thou leauest vs, Oh 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 holie spirite with bigger portion of thy power and vertue maie lighten and cheere vs: that the want of feeling of our sorrowe maie be recompenced plentifullie with the liuelie sent of hauing thee to our eternall ioie: and therefore thou swearest that in thine euerlasting mercie thou wilt haue cō passion on vs, Of which thing, to the ende wee might be most assured, thine oath is to ⟨p. 286⟩be marked, for thou saiest: as I haue sworn, that I will neuer bring anie more the waters to drowne the worlde: so haue I sworne that I will neuer more be angrie with thee, nor reproue thee. The mountaines shall remooue, and the hilles shall fall downe, but thy louing kindnes shal not mooue, and the bond of thy peace shall not faile thee: thus saiest thou the Lorde our mercifull Redeemer. Deere father therefore, I praie thee remember euen for thine owne truth & mercies sake the promise and euerlasting couenant, which in thy good time I praie thee to write in my heart, that I maie know thee to bee the onelie true GOD, and Iesus Christ whome thou hast sent: that I maie loue thee with all my heart for euer: that I maie loue thy people for thy sake: that I maie bee holie in thy sight through Christ: that I maie alwaies not onelie striue against sinne, but also ouercome the same dailie 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.
