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O Lord my God, and most louing Father in Jesus Christ, I con∣fesse and acknowledge, that mine offences, are increased, and my sinnes are growne vp vnto the hea∣uens, that I am ashamed to lift vp mine eyes to thée, admiring at thy in∣fluite mercy, in forbearing to punish me, knowing that I am worthy to be swallowed vp, or swept away with some extraordinary and sudden iudge∣ment. And now (O Lord) especial∣ly
hauing so grosely sinned against thée, and done so great euill in thy sight: how haue I (vile wretch that I am) wounded mine owne conscience? how h••ue I laid my selfe open to the malice and enuy of the Diuell? what a disgrace and slander haue I brought vpon my Profession? what an offence and scandall haue I giuen vnto o∣thers? what a toy will this be to the wicked, that they haue now by mē got∣ten something to speake euill of? But (aboue al, O Lord) how haue I disho∣noured thée, whose fauours haue béene so many, and so innumerable towards me? I know not how to expresse my detestable sinnes, and the hainous and hideous natures of them, when I thinke vpon thy patience, vpon the meanes of grace which thou hast af∣forded mee: vpon the light of know∣ledge which thou hast giuen mee, vp∣on the good motions which thou hast from time to time stirred vp in mee, vpon the profession which I make vpon the sundry vowes and promises of better obedience, with which I haue linked my selfe vnto thy Maiestie, vpon the diuers admoni∣tions (which by thy prouidence I
know) haue béene vsed to mée by thy Seruants, purposely to preuent and stop this euill in mée, mée thinketh I may call it rebellion (which is as the sinne of witchcraft) or presumpti∣on in the highest degrée. O Lord, I sée my sinnes, and know them to bée exceeding great: neuerthelesse, I can∣not so lament them, so grieue for them, so detest and abhorre them as I should. Striue (O gracious God) strike, I beséech thée, my flinty heart, make it euen to melt within mée, at the sight of mine owne transgression. Settle in it that godly sorrow, which causeth Re∣pentance vnto saluation. Humble my soule vnder thy mighty hand, and suf∣fer me not to fréeze in the dregges of mine owne corruptions: make my head full of water, and mine eyes a fountaine of teares, which may runne downe like a Riuer day and night. O let me take no rest, nor suffer the apple of mine eye to cease: cause me to powre out my heart like water before thy face, that I may, by all meanes, testifie the vnfained griefe of my Soule, that I haue so displeased thée. And grant (O Lord) that I may not sorrow so much because of hell & condemnation, which
J haue made to be due to me, but that my chiefe vexation may be to thinke how I haue abused thy mercy, and re∣quited thy excéeding loue, with so foule a trespesse. Withall (most mercifull God) séeing there is mercy with thée, and that thou desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turne from his wickednesse, and liue, giue me leaue to become a suter vnto thy grace, not in mine owne name, but in the name of thy dearest Sonne, the onely Mediator & Intercessor of his chosen, I most humbly beséech thée, for his sake, to haue mercy on me, O Lord, one drop of his most precious bloud, shall be a soueraigne Medicine, to cure my running ••ore: his stripes and wounds are of an healing nature, O then, I pray thée, purgeme cleane from mine intquitie, and according to the multi∣tude of thy mercy, wipe away all my vncleannesse: let the apprehension of my sinne be tempered with a comfor∣table application of thy mercy, that I may hold an euen course, betwixt fear∣lesse security, and faithlesse despaire, beholding at once, both my vilenesse to humble me, and the riches of thy grace to reuiue me. And (Lord) permit me
not. I humbly pray thee, to thinke it sufficient, that I haue once made some shew of humiliation and sorrow for my fal••, but grant I may endeuor my selfe in the performance of these due∣ties and may euery day renew and in∣crease my repentance, with a déepe de∣testation of my sinnes, and with a fer∣uent desire more and more earnestly striue to be renewed in the spirit of my minde, that being so cleansed from all filthinesse, both of flesh and spirit, I may attaine vnto perfect holinesse in thy feare, through our Lord Jesus: in whose name I commend vnto thée my Petitions, and for whose sake thou hast promised to deny nothing to thy Seruant. So be it.