Certain devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemn occasions. PublishedCertaine devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemne occasions. Published

Good LORD we beseech thee to open our eyes, that we may see the length, and breadth, the height and depth of this our woeful misery: The least of all ⟨p. 200⟩our sins without repentance may justly bring upon us all manner of plagues and judgements in this world; despair and horror upon our beds of death, and everlasting misery and torment in the world to come. What height of horror then, and depth of hell do all our fearful pollutions, and provocations all our life long deserve at thine hands?

Good LORD wee beseech thee to open our eyes, that wee may see the length, and breadth, the height and depth of this our wofull misery: The least of all ⟨p. 200⟩our sins without repentance may justly bring upon us all manner of plagues and judgements in this world; dispaire and horror upon our beds of death, and everlasting misery and torment in the world to come. What height of horror then, and depth of hell doe all our fearefull pollutions, and provocations all our life long deserve at thine hands?

Now good LORD our GOD help us, and for the blood of CHRIST give unto ⟨p. 201⟩every one of us before thee this day, true, and saving repentance, unfeigned godly sorrow for them all. Let them all now come into our minds, and be represented to the eye of our conscience, as so many fiery Scorpions, out of which, except we take as it were the stings, by turning from them, while it is called to day; they will sting hereafter with everlasting horror. Let us look upon them, as upon so many foul fiends, (sin made the glorious Angels damned ⟨p. 202⟩spirits) how foul then do they make us, who are sons and daughters of Adam: Let us behold them as so many foul and bloody instruments of CHRIST his death, and cruel cut-throats to our own souls, &c.