O Lord our god and Father, as thy people of Israel offered unto thee their evening sacrifice, so do we offer unto thee, the oblation of our humble and contrite hearts, that we may glorify thy name, and obtain remission of our sins. We praise thee therefore and yield ⟨image 165⟩thee thanks for thy benefits, namely for that it hath pleased thee to let us pass this day, under thy protection and safeguard, without the which we might have incurred many miseries and dangers. But, because by our corruption and frailty we have diversly offended thee, in thought, word, and deed, and that thy mercy is upon all those to whom thou vouchsafest to be a Father, in our Lord Jesus Christ, and ⟨image 165⟩that call upon thy name, we beseech thee to forgive us our sins, and to accept of his righteousness, in the merit of his death, in discharge of our debts: so that as every thing is now hidden from our eyes by the night which thou givest us for the rest of our bodies, so our offences may be buried out of thy sight, in the sepulchre of the same Christ, whereby our souls may have in him their spiritual rest. Alas, we know that ⟨image 166⟩Satan the Prince of darkness, lieth always in wait to hurt us, seeking principally to make a breach into our hearts when we stand least upon our guard: but (O Almighty God) in thy presence also are the thousands of Angels, to watch on those whom thou hast called to the inheritance of thy salvation, of which number we do believe our selves to be, through the mercy which it hath pleased thee to show us. ⟨image 166⟩Give us grace therefore to be delivered from the temptations of the devil, from uncleanness, and troublesome dreams, whereinto our infirmity doth lead us, and also from all other dangers, to the end our bodies receiving, through thy blessing, a peaceable and quiet sleep for their ease, our minds may watch more freely unto thee, (who art their rest and their life) and in the meditation of thy love, that to morrow we may arise ⟨image 167⟩so much the readier, to glorify & serve thee, every one in his vocation. Thus running our race, in the path of thy elect, we may with joy expect the desired hour for our flesh to rest in the earth, that our souls may be lodged in heaven, and at the last day be raised again in glory, with all the Saints, to enjoy the accomplishment of our felicity.
O Lord our god and Father, as thy people of Israel offered vnto thee their euening sacrifice, so doe we offer vnto thee, the oblation of our humble and contrite heartes, that wee may glorifie thy name, and obtaine remission of our sinnes. We praise thee therefore and yeeld ⟨image 165⟩thee thanks for thy benefites, namely for that it hath pleased thee to let vs passe this day, vnder thy protection and safegard, without the which wee might haue incurred manie miseries and dangers. But, because by our corruption and frailetie we haue diuersly offended thee, in thought, worde, and deed, and that thy mercie is vppon all those to whom thou vouchsafest to be a Father, in our Lord Iesus Christ, and ⟨image 165⟩that call vpon thy name, wee beseech thee to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to accept of his righteousnesse, in the merit of his death, in discharge of our debts: so that as euery thing is nowe hidden from our eies by the night which thou giuest vs for the rest of our bodies, so our offences may be buried out of thy sight, in the sepulchre of the same Christ, whereby our soules may haue in him their spirituall rest. Alas, we know that ⟨image 166⟩Sathan the Prince of darkenesse, lieth alwaies in waite to hurt vs, seeking principally to make a breach into our hearts when we stand least vpon our guarde: but (O Almightie God) in thy presence also are the thousands of Angels, to watch on those whome thou hast called to the inheritance of thy saluation, of which number wee doe beleeue our selues to be, through the mercie which it hath pleased thee to shewe vs. ⟨image 166⟩Giue vs grace therefore to be deliuered from the temptations of the diuel, from vncleanenesse, and troublesome dreames, whereinto our infirmity doth leade vs, and also from all other dangers, to the ende our bodies receiuing, through thy blessing, a peaceable and quiet sleep for their ease, our mindes may watch more freely vnto thee, (who art their rest and their life) and in the meditation of thy loue, that to morrowe wee may arise ⟨image 167⟩so much the readier, to glorifie & serue thee, euery one in his vocation. Thus running our race, in the path of thy elect, we may with ioy expect the desired hower for our flesh to rest in the earth, that our soules may be lodged in heauen, and at the last day be raised againe in glory, with al the Saints, to enioy the accomplishment of our felicitie.
