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

O LORD let these considerations, of the foulness of our sins, ⟨p. 204⟩and the fearfulness of the curse due thereunto; but above all the beholding of JESUS CHRIST, dying and bleeding upon the cross; make every one of our hearts to break and burst and bleed within us for them all: That we may heartily, and abundantly mourn over him whom we have pierced with them. And then most merciful Father we humbly beseech thee be graciously pleased to open upon us the blessed fountain for sin and for uncleanness, ⟨p. 205⟩even the blood of that Immaculate Lamb JESUS CHRIST the holy and the Righteous: Break thine own sweet Name which is to forgive iniquity, transgression and sin, as a sweet perfume upon our broken hearts, and let our poor souls cast themselves for ever, with a lively and fruitful faith into the arms of JESUS CHRIST for everlasting safety, and for ever cleave to all the promises in thy blessed Book, as to the surest Rock, and let the soundness of ⟨p. 206⟩the Truth of this our cleaving unto Christ, be hereafter testified, and manifested, by an hearty abandoning of all sin; by all the works of piety, justice, mercy, and truth, by a sincere respect to all thy Commandments, by a fruitful partaking of all thy Holy Ordinances, by a spiritual performance of all Christian Duties, by a constant growing in all heavenly graces; and comfortable going on in the path that is called Holy unto our dying Day.

O LORD let these considerations, of the foulenesse of our sinnes, ⟨p. 204⟩and the fearefullnesse of the curse due thereunto; but above all the beholding of JESVS CHRIST, dying and bleeding upon the crosse; make every one of our hearts to breake and burst and bleede within us for them all: That wee may heartily, and abundantly mourne over him whom wee have pierced with them. And then most mercifull Father we humbly beseech thee be graciously pleased to open upon us the blessed fountaine for sin and for uncleanenesse, ⟨p. 205⟩even the blood of that Immaculate Lambe JESVS CHRIST the holy and the Righteous: Breake thine own sweete Name which is to forgive iniquity, transgression and sin, as a sweete perfume upon our broken hearts, and let our poore soules cast themselves for ever, with a lively and fruitfull faith into the armes of JESVS CHRIST for everlasting safety, and for ever cleave to all the promises in thy blessed Booke, as to the surest Rocke, and let the soundnesse of