In the multitude of thy mercies I approach unto thee O Lord, desiring thee to look down from the height of thy sanctuary, upon me poor and wretched sinner, and to wipe away mine offences, & to blot out my misdeeds, especially, this my ungracious, unclean, and ungodly act, that it may not come up in remembrance with thee, nor be imputed to me for ever, for thy sons sake, O Lord, in whom thou art well pleased, in whom thou wast fully satisfied upon the cross for my sins: grant me free pardon and remission of that I have so foolishly by my exceeding frailty, committed against thee in this shameful deed. But O thou my unclean and unthankful soul! my ungodly and rebellious heart! what did I sinful wretch & execrable caitiff, so blindly and desperately attempt? Howe art thou become quite senseless, that thou wast so ready to anger thy most loving God, and to provoke thy most mighty Judge, that thou mightest satisfy thy filthy flesh, suborned both by thine & Gods most malicious adversary, to grieve and vex the spirit of the Lord, and to damn thy self for ever? Hath not God of his singular favour, made the heavens of old, and placed the Sun and Moon in them, two glorious lights, with innumerable stars, a wonderful workmanship, for thy use and benefit? Hath he not lifted up the clouds by his strong arm, and heaped treasures of rain, hail, and snow, to do thee service? Hath he not in the midst of the world, laid the foundations of the earth, that thou mightest have a stable habitation, and mightest from thence behold every way thou lookest, the walls of his beautiful place? Hath he not gathered the waters into one place, and made the dry land appear, and drawn forth by his power a pure substance of air between heaven and earth, that fishes might multiply in the seas, fowls in great abundance fly in the open face of the firmament, tender plants, herbs, flowers, and trees in all variety, grow and fructify upon the ground? ⟨image 50⟩yea creeping things, cattle and beasts increase in infinite number, in pastures, fields, gardens, orchards and groves; & all these to do thee pleasure? Hath he not further given thee springs and rivers gold and silver, pearls and jewels; even plenty of streams, stones, and metal, to furnish thee with whatsoever for profit thou needest, or for pleasure desirest?
In the multitude of thy mercies I approach vnto thee O Lord, desiring thee to looke down from the height of thy sanctuary, vpon me poore and wretched sinner, and to wipe away mine offences, & to blot out my misdeeds, especiallie, this my vngratious, vncleane, and vngodly act, that it may not come vp in remembrance with thee, nor bee imputed to me for euer, for thy sonnes sake, O Lord, in whome thou art well pleased, in whome thou wast fullie satisfied vpon the crosse for my sinnes: grant me free pardon and remission of that I haue so foolishly by my exceeding frailetie, committed against thee in this shamefull deede. But O thou my vncleane and vnthankefull soule! my vngodly and rebellious heart! what did I sinful wretch & execrable caitife, so blindly and desperately attempt? Howe art thou become quite senselesse, that thou wast so ready to anger thy most louing God, and to prouoke thy most mightie Iudge, that thou mightest satisfie thy filthie flesh, suborned both by thine & Gods most malitious aduersarie, to grieue and vexe the spirit of the Lorde, and to damne thy selfe for euer? Hath not God of his singular fauour, made the heauens of olde, and placed the Sun and Moone in thē, two glorious lights, with innumerable starres, a wonderfull workmanship, for thy vse and benefit? Hath he not lifted vp the cloudes by his strong arme, and heaped treasures of raine, haile, and snowe, to doe thee seruice? Hath he not in the midst of the world, laide the foundations of the earth, that thou mightest haue a stable habitation, and mightest from thence beholde euerie waie thou lookest, the walles of his beautifull place? Hath hee not gathered the waters into one place, and made the drie land appeare, and drawne forth by his power a pure substance of ayre between heauen and earth, that fishes might multiplie in the seas, foules in great abundance flie in the open face of the firmament, tender plants, hearbes, flowers, and trees in al variety, grow and fructifie vpon the ground? ⟨image 50⟩yea creeping things, cattell and beastes increase in infinite number, in pastures, fields, gardens, orchards and groues; & all these to do thee pleasure? Hath he not further giuen thee springs and riuers gold and siluer, pearles and iewels; euen plentie of streames, stones, and mettall, to furnish thee with whatsoeuer for profit thou needest, or for pleasure desirest?
