But, good Father, for Jesus Christ, thy dear Son's sake,1 in whom only thou art well pleased; and for the merits of that bitter death, and bloody passion, which we believe that he hath suffered for us: have mercy upon us, pardon and forgive us all our sins, and free us from the shame and confusion which are due unto us for them; that they may never seize upon us to our confusion in this life, nor to our condemnation in the world which is to come. And for as much as thou hast created us to serve thee, as all other Creatures to serve us: so we beseech thee inspire thy holy Spirit into our hearts, that by his illumination and effectual working, we may have the inward sight and feeling of our sins, and natural corruptions; and that we may not be blinded in them through custom, as the Reprobates are, but that we may more and more loath them, and be heartily grieved for them, endeavouring by the use of all good means to overcome and get out of them. O let us feel the Power of Christ's Death, 2killing sin in our mortal Bodies:3 and the virtue of his Resurrection, raising up our Souls to newness of life. Convert our hearts, subdue our affections, regenerate our minds, and purify our nature; and suffer us not to be drowned in the stream of those filthy vices and sinful pleasures of th•s time, where with thousands are carried headlong to eternal destruction: but daily frame us more and more to the likeness ⟨p. 219⟩of thy Son Jesus Christ, 4that in righteousness and true holiness,5 we may so serve and glorify thee, that living in thy fear and dying in thy favour, we may, in thine appointed time, attain to the blessed resurrection of the just, unto eternal life. In the mean while, O Lord increase our faith in the sweet promises of the Gospel, and our repentance from dead works, the assurance of our hope in thy promises, our fear of thy name, the hatred of all our sins, and our love unto thy children, especially those whom we shall see to stand in need of our help and comfort: that so, by the fruits of Piety and a righteous life; we may be assured that thy Holy Spirit doth dwell in us, and that we are thy Children by Grace and Adoption. And grant us, good Father, the continuance of health, peace, maintenance, and all other outward things, so far forth as thy Divine Wisdom shall think meet and necessary for every one of us.
But, good Father, for Jesus Christ, thy dear Son's sake,1 in whom only thou art well pleased; and for the merits of that bitter death, and bloody passion, which we believe that he hath suffered for us: have mercy upon us, pardon and forgive us all our sins, and free us from the shame and confusion which are due unto us for them; that they may never seize upon us to our confusion in this life, nor to our condemnation in the world which is to come. And for as much as thou hast created us to serve thee, as all other Creatures to serve us: so we beseech thee inspire thy holy Spirit into our hearts, that by his illumination and effectual working, we may have the inward sight and feeling of our sins, and natural corruptions; and that we may not be blinded in them through custom, as the Reprobates are, but that we may more and more loath them, and be heartily grieved for them, endeavouring by the use of all good means to overcome and get out of them. O let us feel the Power of Christ's Death, 2killing sin in our mortal Bodies:3 and the vertue of his Resurrection, raising up our Souls to newness of life. Convert our hearts, subdue our affections, regenerate our minds, and purifie our nature; and suffer us not to be drowned in the stream of those filthy vices and sinful pleasures of th•s time, where with thousands are carried headlong to eternal destruction: but daily frame us more and more to the likeness ⟨p. 219⟩of thy Son Jesus Christ, 4that in righteousness and true holiness,5 we may so serve and glorifie thee, that living in thy fear and dying in thy favour, we may, in thine appointed time, attain to the blessed resurrection of the just, unto eternal life. In the mean while, O Lord increase our faith in the sweet promises of the Gospel, and our repentance from dead works, the assurance of our hope in thy promises, our fear of thy name, the hatred of all our sins, and our love unto thy children, especially those whom we shall see to stand in need of our help and comfort: that so, by the fruits of Piety and a righteous life; we may be assured that thy Holy Spirit doth dwell in us, and that we are thy Children by Grace and Adoption. And grant us, good Father, the continuance of health, peace, maintenance, and all other outward things, so far forth as thy Divine Wisdom shall think meet and necessary for every one of us.
- 1Mat. 3. 17.
- 2Rom. 6. 6.
- 3Phil. 3. 10.
- 4Rom. 8. 29.
- 5Eph 4. 24.
