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

An other Prayer for confession of sin.

An other Prayer for confession of sinne.

O Eternal GOD, great and fearful, strong and mighty, yet merciful, and gracious, long-suffering, abundant in goodness, and truth: keeping mercy for thousand, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin: we poor wretches, vilest creatures do here humbly cast down our selves, at the foot of thy ⟨p. 216⟩great and glorious Majesty, acknowledging from our hearts, that we are most unworthy to come into thy presence, or to call upon thy dreadful, and Holy Name. For thou art a GOD of infinite Majesty, and glory, and dwellest in light that no man can attain unto, and we are vile worms, dust, and ashes, dwelling in houses of flesh, and Tabernacles of clay, wherein we can do nothing but sin. Thou art a consuming fire, and we are even as stubble before ⟨p. 217⟩thee, ready to be devoured by thy fierce wrath, if thou shouldest deal with us, as we have deserved. Thou art a GOD of pure eyes, and canst not behold iniquity, and we are encompassed, and laden with all manner of pollutions and sinfulness. Beside that bloody rebellion with Adam in Paradise, and cursed Leprosy of Original sin, which hath universally corrupted all the faculties▪ and powers of body and soul, filling them with all Hellish poison, confusion ⟨p. 218⟩and proneness to ill, The whole world hath been worse for us, since we came into it, There is nothing in Heaven or in Earth, but so far as in us lay, we have polluted, wronged, dishonoured and abused it one way or other.

O Eternall GOD, great and fearefull, strong and mighty, yet mercifull, and gratious, long-suffering, abundant in goodnesse, and truth: keeping mercy for thousand, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin: we poore wretches, vilest creatures doe heere humbly cast downe our selves, at the foot of thy