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O most dreadful God; for the Passion of thy Son, I beseech thee accept of thy poor Prodigal, now prostrating himself at thy door; I have fallen from thee by mine Iniquity, and am by Nature a Son of Death, and a thousand fold more the Child of Hell by my Wicked Practise; but of thine infinite Grace thou hast promised Mercy to me in Christ, if I will but turn to thee with all my Heart: Therefore upon the Call of the ⟨p. 364⟩Gospel I am now come in, and throwing down my Weapons, submit my self to thy mercy. And because thou requirest as the Condition of my Peace with thee, that I should put away mine Idols, and be at defiance with all thine Enemies, which I acknowledge I have wickedly sided with against thee; I here from the bottom of mine Heart renounce them all, freely covenanting with thee, not to allow my self in any known Sin, but conscientiously to use all the means that I know thou hast prescribed for the Death and utter Destruction of all my Corruptions; And whereas I have formerly inordinately and Idolatriously let out my Affections upon the World, I do here resign my heart to thee that madest it; Humbly protesting before thy glorious Majesty, that it is the firm Resolution of my Heart, and that I do unfeignedly desire grace from thee, that when thou shalt call me hereunto, I may practice this my Resolution, through thy Assistance, to forsake all that is dear unto me in this World, rather than to turn from thee to the ways of sin; And that I will watch against all its Temptations, whether of Prosperity or Adversity, lest they should withdraw my Heart from thee; beseeching thee also to help me against the Temptations of Satan, to whose suggestions. ⟨p. 365⟩I resolve, by thy Grace never to yield my self a Servant. And because mine own Righteousness is but menstruous Rags, I renounce all Confidence therein, and acknowledge that I am of my self a hopeless, helpless undone Creature, without righteousness or strength. And for as much as thou hast of thy bottomless Mercy offered most graciously to me wretched sinner, to be again my God through Christ, if I would accept of thee;

O most dreadful God; for the Passion of thy Son, I beseech thee accept of thy poor Prodigal, now prostrating himself at thy door; I have fallen from thee by mine Iniquity, and am by Nature a Son of Death, and a thousand fold more the Child of Hell by my Wicked Practise; but of thine infinite Grace thou hast promised Mercy to me in Christ, if I will but turn to thee with all my Heart: Therefore upon the Call of the