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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
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.
O My good and merciful LORD GOD, most holy and dear Father in JESUS CHRIST, I the vilest of all thy creatures and the worst that ever thou madest, by reason of mine own horrible sins, do here come unto thee upon the bended knees of my bleeding soul to entreat thee and beg at thy ⟨p. 257⟩hands with all the instancy and fervency my poor, dull, cold heart can possibly for pardon, grace and mercy, for favour, compassion and abundant forgiveness. O LORD my GOD, thou knowest me full well, and thoroughly, even to the bottom of my heart and beginning of my being: for besides that I came into this world loaden with an heavy burden and confused Babel of crookedness and corruption, in every part both of soul and body: thou knowest ⟨p. 258⟩what a cursed confluence of all manner of pollutions, filthiness, uncleanness, strange abomination, abominable lusts, and every villainous corruption that is wont to spring out of our empoisoned nature, made my poor soul a very sink and Sodom before I was converted.
O My good and mercifull LORD GOD, most holy and deare Father in JESVS CHRIST, I the vilest of all thy creatures and the worst that ever thou madest, by reason of mine owne horrible sins, doe here come unto thee upon the bended knees of my bleeding soule to intreate thee and beg at thy ⟨p. 257⟩hands with all the instancy and fervency my poore, dull, cold heart can possibly for pardon, grace and mercy, for favour, compassion and abundant forgivenesse. O LORD my GOD, thou knowest me full well, and thorowly, even to the bottome of my heart and beginning of my being: for besides that I came into this world loaden with an heavie burden and confused Babell of crookednesse and corruption, in every part both of soule and body: thou knowest ⟨p. 258⟩what a cursed confluence of all manner of pollutions, filthinesse, uncleanenesse, strange abomination, abominable lusts, and every villanous corruption that is wont to spring out of our impoysoned nature, made my poore soule a very sinke and Sodom before I was converted.