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

We humbly entreat thee in the name of the LORD JESUS to enlighten our minds, and open our eyes, to see the length, and breadth, the height, and depth, of this our sinful misery, for ⟨p. 226⟩which thou mightest justly bring upon us all the curses in thy book, and all the torments in hell, and in the mean time plague us with giving us over to more hardness of heart, blindness of mind, deadness of conscience, slavery under our lusts, a reprobate sense, and to be finally sealed up with the spirit of slumber against the day of vengeance, which are far worse then all the plagues of Egypt.

We humbly intreate thee in the name of the LORD JESVS to illighten our mindes, and open our eyes, to see the length, and breadth, the height, and depth, of this our sinfull misery, for ⟨p. 226⟩which thou mightest justly bring upon us all the curses in thy booke, and all the torments in hell, and in the meane time plague us with giving us over to more hardnesse of heart, blindnesse of minde, deadnesse of conscience, slavery under our lusts, a reprobate sence, and to be finally sealed up with the spirit of slumber against the day of vengeance, which are farre worse then all the plagues of Egypt.

1. Thou mightest Holy Father even thine ⟨p. 227⟩own self for our many dishonours, and disobedience against thee draw that sword against us, that would eat flesh and drink blood: suffer that wrath to be kindled in thy bosom against us, which would burn unto the bottom of Hell: come against us as a Bear robbed of her whelps, and rent the caul of our hearts, and tear us in pieces like a Lyon when there is none to help.

1. Thou mightest Holy Father even thine ⟨p. 227⟩