We walked with boldness in the way of darkness and of death, after the devices and desires of our own wicked hearts, in much bitterness and malice against thy children and their sincerity. Nay and since it hath pleased thee to enlighten our understandings with saving knowledge, and to pull us by the power ⟨p. 7⟩of thy good Spirit out of the slavery of sin and Satan into the glorious liberty of thy children: Our best actions and thy good graces in us, have been foully stained by privy pride and secret hypocrisy; we many times stay thy blessings from us by our dullness and untowardness at religious exercises, and by reason we do not faithfully those good things which we know, we have the knowledge of many evil things kept from us which we unadvisedly ⟨p. 8⟩commit. And whereas heretofore in our new birth, the sins of our unregeneration have woefully vexed and disquieted our consciences; yet such is the wretchedness of our corrupted nature, that we have sometimes looked back upon them even with delight, if we have escaped relapse and backsliding, we do not with that thankfulness and cheerfulness, as we ought, embrace in this happy time of grace and peace, those good means which thou hast ordained for our comfort ⟨p. 9⟩and salvation; So that indeed we walk not worthy of that blessed vocation whereunto we are called, but by our many slips, imperfections and carelessness, we bring much discomfort upon our souls, disgrace to our Christian profession, dishonour to thy Majesty, and offence to our brethren. O LORD we beseech thee for thy holy names sake, and for thy rich mercies in CHRIST JESUS to pardon us all these our offences, and to forgive us all our sins known ⟨p. 10⟩and unknown, howsoever, or whensoever committed, since or before our calling, and to bury them in the death and Passion of our blessed SAVIOUR, and to hide them in His righteousness for evermore. There is no comfort to be expected to our conscience wounded with the terror of sin, either in Heaven or in Earth, in Angel, Saint, or mortal man, but only in the spotless justice of thy dear Sonne. Persuade therefore we beseech thee, upon a good ⟨p. 11⟩ground, with plentiful assurance every one of our souls, that his precious blood was shed for our sins in particular, that we may sensibly feel the forgiveness of our sins and rejoice in the hope of eternal life.
Wee walked with boldnesse in the way of darknesse and of death, after the devices and desires of our owne wicked hearts, in much bitternesse and malice against thy children and their sincerity. Nay and since it hath pleased thee to illighten our understandings with saving knowledge, and to pull us by the power ⟨p. 7⟩of thy good Spirit out of the slaverie of sinne and Satan into the glorious liberty of thy children: Our best actions and thy good graces in us, have beene fouly stain'd by privie pride and secret hypocrisie; wee many times stay thy blessings from us by our dullnesse and untowardnesse at religious exercises, and by reason wee doe not faithfully those good things which wee know, wee have the knowledge of many evill things kept from us which wee unadvisedly ⟨p. 8⟩commit. And whereas heretofore in our new birth, the sins of our unregeneration have wofully vext and disquieted our consciences; yet such is the wretchednesse of our corrupted nature, that wee have sometimes looked back upon them even with delight, if we have escap'd relapse and backsliding, we doe not with that thankfullnesse and cheerefullnesse, as we ought, embrace in this happy time of grace and peace, those good meanes which thou hast ordained for our comfort ⟨p. 9⟩and salvation; So that indeed wee walke not worthy of that blessed vocation whereunto wee are called, but by our many slips, imperfections and carelesnesse, wee bring much discomfort upon our soules, disgrace to our Christian profession, dishonour to thy Majesty, and offence to our brethren. O LORD wee beseech thee for thy holy names sake, and for thy rich mercies in CHRIST JESVS to pardon us all these our offences, and to forgive us all our sinnes knowne ⟨p. 10⟩and unknowne, howsoever, or whensoever committed, since or before our calling, and to bury them in the death and Passion of our blessed SAVIOVR, and to hide them in His righteousnesse for evermore. There is no comfort to be expected to our conscience wounded with the terrour of sinne, either in Heaven or in Earth, in Angell, Saint, or mortall man, but onely in the spotlesse justice of thy deare Sonne. Perswade therefore we beseech thee, upon a good ⟨p. 11⟩ground, with plentifull assurance every one of our soules, that his precious blood was shed for our sins in particular, that wee may sensibly feele the forgivenesse of our sinnes and rejoyce in the hope of eternall life.
