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

And I have nothing in the world to say for my self, I have none to go unto either in Heaven or in Earth, but only to entreat my blessed Redeemer ⟨p. 269⟩to speak unto thee in my behalf, to make intercession for me with his glorious merits and precious blood-shed: and to flee unto those melting bowels of thy Fatherly compassions and tenderheartedness, with which thou art wont to meet and fall upon the neck of every humbled, sorrowful and broken-hearted sinner. I do therefore beseech thee, merciful LORD, upon the bowed knees of my sin-grieved heart to pardon and put away all my many horrible, heinous and abominable ⟨p. 270⟩sins in the precious blood of thine own dear Son. It is only the precious blood of that spotless Lamb which hath power and force to turn the deepest stain of scarlet and crimson sins into the whiteness of snow & wool. And there was never poor, sinful wretch had more need of the multitude of thy mercies, and abundance of that saving blood to do away the multitude of my sins, and to wash & purge and rinse my filthy and polluted soul. I pray thee therefore for Christ ⟨p. 271⟩Jesus his sake, for thy holy names sake, for thine infinite mercies sake, and for thine own Covenants sake, to make good unto me the true sweetness, & utmost comfort of all those gracious promises of life, which ere flowed from thy free mercy, through the Passion of thy Son upon any poor soul, who sought thee with truth of heart, & truly loved the glory of thy name. I strangely deceive mine own heart if I do not hunger and thirst for thy favour and pleased countenance more then ⟨p. 272⟩for all the treasures of the earth, & the glory of the whole world Make mine heart I pray thee, as thou wouldst have it, and then be a Sun & shield unto it, and crown it with all the comforts of Heaven, as thou hast promised: then seal unto it for ever the sure mercies of David, & the salvations of the life to come. And I beseech thee also, to be so loving and merciful to my longing spirit, so tenderhearted and kind to my trembling heart, that I may feel in my conscience the sprinkling of the ⟨p. 273⟩