A petition for peace with the reformation of the liturgy, as it was presented…

The Confession of Sin, and Prayer for Pardon and Sanctification. O Most Holy, Righteous, and Gracious God, who hatest ¹all the workers of iniquity, and hast appointed death to be the wages of sin, but yet for the glory of thy mercy hast sent thy Son to be the Saviour of the world, and hast promised forgiveness of sin through his blood, to all that believe in him, and by true Repentance turn unto Thee, and that whosoever confesseth and forsaketh his sin, shall have mercy; We confess that we are vile and miserable sinners, being conceived in sin; by nature children of wrath, and transgressors from the womb. All we like sheep have gone astray, and turned every one to his own way. Thou madest us, and not we our selves. Thou boughtest us with a price, and we are not our own; and therefore we should have wholly given up our selves unto Thee, and have glorified Thee with our souls and bodies, as being Thine. What ever we did should have been done to thy glory, and to please Thee, in the obeying of Thy Will. But we have displeased and dishonoured Thee, and turned from Thee, exalting, seeking and pleasing our selves. Thou art the King of all the world, and Thy Laws are holy, just and good. But we have denied Thee our due subjection and obedience, being unruly and self-willed, minding the things of the flesh, and making provision for its lusts; We have staggered at Thy Word through unbelief, and have not fully placed our trust and hope in Thee. We have rather feared man that is dust, and can but kill the body, than Thee; that canst destroy both soul and body in Hell. Thou art infinitely good, and love it self, yet have we not fully taken Thee for our portion, nor loved Thee with all our heart, and soul, and might, nor mads Thee our full desire and delight. But we have inordinately loved our selves, and the world, and the things of the world, and lived by sense when we should have lived by Faith, and cared and laboured for the food that perisheth; when we should have laboured for the one thing needful, and that which endureth to everlasting life, we have been slothful servants, yielding to temptations, ashamed of our duty, losing our precious time; when we should have been fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, cleaving to Thee with full resolution, redeeming the time, and with diligence ⟨p. 29⟩making sure our Calling and Election.

The Confession of Sin, and Prayer for Pardon and Sanctification. O Most Holy, Righteous, and Gracious God, who hatest