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O Most omnipotent magnificent and glorious god and father of all consolation, we here assembled do not presume to present and prostrate our selves before thy mercy seat in the respect of our own worthiness and righteousness, which is all together polluted and defiled: but in the merits, righteousness and worthiness of thy only Son Jesus Christ, whom thou hast given unto us as a most pure and precious garment to cover our pollution and filthiness with all, to the end we might appear holy and Justified in thy sight through him. Wherefore in the obedience of thy ⟨image 26⟩commandments and in the confidence of thy promises contained in thy holy word that thou shalt accept, and grant our prayers presented unto the in the favour of thy only Son our saviour Jesus Christ. Either for our selves, or for the necessity of thy saints and congregation. We here congregated together do with one mouth and mind most humbly beseech thee not only to pardon and forgive us all our since negligences, Ignorances and iniquities, which we from time to time incessantly do commit against thy divine majesty in word, deed, and thought, such is the infirmity of our corrupted nature: But also that it would please thee (O benign father) to be favourable and merciful unto thy poor afflicted church, & congregation ⟨image 26⟩dispersed through out the whole world, which in these days of iniquity are oppressed in injured, despised, persecuted & afflicted for the testimony of thy word and for the obedience of thy laws.

O Moste omnipotent magnificēt and glorious god and father of al consolation, we here assembled do not presume to present and prostrate our selfes before thy mercy seate in the respect of our owne worthines and rightousnes, whych is all together poluted and defyled: but in the merites, rightousnes and worthines of thy onlye sonne Iesus Christe, whome thou hast gyuen vnto vs as a moste pure and precious garment to couer oure polution and fylthynes wyth all, to thend we myghte appere holye and Iustified in thy sighte throughe hym. Wherefore in the obedience of thy ⟨image 26⟩commandementes and in the confidence of thy promyses contayned in thy holy worde that thow shalte accepte, and graunte oure prayers presented vnto the in the fauoure of thy only sonne our sauiour Iesu Christe. Eyther for oure selfes, or for the necessitie of thy saynctes and congregation. We here congregated together do wyth one mouth and mynde most humblye beseche the not onlye to pardon and forgyue vs all oure synnes necligences, Ignorances and iniquites, whych we frō time to time incessantlye do commytte agaynste thy diuine maiestye in worde, dede, and thought, such is the infirmitie of oure corrupted nature: But also that it wolde please thee (O benyng father) to be fauorable and mercyfull vnto thy poore afflicted churche, & congregation