O Most merciful Father, We thank thee, that thou 1hast brought us under so gracious a Covenant, as not only to pardon the suis of our unregenerate state, but 2also upon our Penitent confession, and return, to cleanse us, from all our unrighteousness, and pardon our falls by 3the blood of Christ, and to restore our souls, and lead us again in the Paths of Righteousness, and command thy Servants to receive us. We thank thee that thou hast thus restored this thy 4Servant, giving him repentance and remission of sin *and returning him to the Communion, of thy Church! 6We beseech thee comfort him, with the believing Apprehensions of thy forgiveness and reconciliation 7through Jesus Christ. Restore unto him the joy 8of thy salvation, and uphold him by thy free spirit, stablish, strengthen, ⟨p. 91⟩settle him, that with full purpose of heart, he may cleave unto 9thee, and now thou hast spoken peace to him, he may not return again to Folly, as he nameth the Name of Christ, let him depart 10from Iniquity, and never more dishonour Thee, thy Church or 11truth, nor his holy profession, but save him from Temptation, Let him watch and stand fast, and sin no more, least Worse befall 12him. Let him not receive this grace in vain, nor turn it into Wantonness, nor continue in sin, that grace may abound. But 13let this old man be crucified with Christ, and the Body of sin be destroyed; that henceforth he may no more serve sin, remembering 14what fruit he had in those things, whereof he is now ashamed, 15and that the End and ways of sin is death, and let us all take warning by the falls of others, and be not high minded but 16fear; And let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed least he 17fall. Let us watch and pray that we enter not into Temptation remembering that the flesh is weak; And our Adversary the Devil, 18walketh about seeking whom he may devour. And let none of us hate our Brother in our hearts, but in any wise rebuke our neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him, and confirm us unto the end, that we may be blameless, in the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with thee, O Father! and thy Holy Spirit, be Kingdom, and Power, and Glory for ever.
OMost merciful Father, Wée thank thée, that thou 1hast brought us under so gracious a Covenant, as not only to pardon the suis of our unregenerate state, but 2also upon our Penitent confession, and return, to cleanse us, from all our unrighteousness, and pardon our falls by 3the blood of Christ, and to restore our souls, and lead us again in the Paths of Righteousness, and command thy Servants to receive us. Wée thank thée that thou hast thus restored this thy 4Servant, giving him repentance and remissian of sin *and returning him to the Communion, of thy Church! 6Wée beséech thée comfort him, with the beleeving Apprehensions of thy forgiveness and reconciliation 7through Jesus Christ. Restore unto him the joy 8of thy salvation, and uphold him by thy frée spirit, stablish, strengththen, ⟨p. 91⟩settle him, that with full purpose of heart, he may cleave unto 9thée, and now thou hast spoken peace to him, hée may not return again to Folly, as hée nameth the Name of Christ, let him depart 10from Iniquity, and never more dishonour Thée, thy Church or 11truth, nor his holy profession, but save him from Temptation, Let him watch and stand fast, and sin no more, least Worse befal 12him. Let him not receive this grace in vain, nor turn it into Wantonness, nor continue in sin, that grace may abound. But 13
- 1Rom 3. 25.
- 21 John. 1. 9. & 2. 1. 2.
- 3Psal. 23. & 103. 3.
- 4Mal 9. 3.
- *Leave out this if he was not Rejected.Leave out this if hee was not Rejected.
- 6Rom. 5. 1, 2, 3,
- 7Psa. 51. 12.
- 81 Pet. 5. 10.
- 9Act. 11. 23.
- 10Psa. 85. 8.
- 112 Tim, 2.
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- 13Rom. 2. 23.
- 14Mar. 6. 13.
- 152 Cor. 16. 13.
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