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Certain devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemn occasions. PublishedCertaine devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemne occasions. Published
Certain devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemn occasions. Published by E. B. by M. Bolton's own copyCertaine devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemne occasions. Published by E. B. by M. Boltons owne coppy
London: printed by George Miller, 1638
An other Prayer for confession of sin.An other Prayer for confession of sinne.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. We have grieved thy good Spirit, by putting back his holy motions, or smothering them by worldliness, ⟨p. 220⟩lusts, and earthly delights.
3. We have grieved thy good Spirit, by putting backe his holy motions, or smoothering them by worldlinesse, ⟨p. 220⟩lusts, and earthly delights.
4. We have vexed thy blessed Angels, so much as in us lies, besides many other ways, even in this house of thine, with unreverence, drowsiness, sleepiness, and the like, where they are beholding with delight the mysteries revealed in the Gospel.
4. We have vexed thy blessed Angels, so much as in us lies, besides many other waies, even in this house of thine, with unreverence, drowsinesse, sleepinesse, and the like, where they are beholding with delight the misteries revealed in the Gospell.
5. We have woefully abused all thy creatures, they should have ministered to us continual matter of heavenly meditation upon thy greatness, and goodness, ⟨p. 221⟩power, and providence, &c. but our earthly minds have made no such holy use of them, but we have covetously and sensually abused them to our own ends, and carnal contentments.
5. We have wofully abused all thy creatures, they should have ministred to us continuall matter of heavenly meditation upon thy greatnesse, and goodnesse,