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CAnst thou that art the Lord of all eternity, be ignorant of what I say vn∣to thee? or doest thou see but for a time, that which passeth in time? To what end then doe I lay in order before thee so many ••arrations? not to this end doe I it, that thou mightest come to know them vpon my relation; but there
by to stirre vp mine owne and my Readers deuotions to∣wards thee, that wee may say all together, Great is the Lord, * 1.1 and greatly to be praised. Now haue I sayd, and againe say it I will, For the loue of thy loue make I this Confession. For we vse to pray also: and yet Truth it selfe hath sayd, Your Father knoweth what you haue * 1.2 neede of, before you aske. Tis our affection therefore which wee hereby lay open vnto thee, while wee confesse our owne miseries, and thy mercies vpon vs, that thou mightest thorowly set vs free, seeing already thou hast be∣gun to make vs leaue to bee wretched in our selues and to be happy in thee: seeing thou hast called vs, that wee may become poore in spirit, and * 1.3 meeke, and mournfull, and bun∣gry, and thirsty after righteous∣nesse, and mercifull, and pure in
heart, and peace-makers. See, I haue told thee many things, such as I could, and such I was desirous to doe; because thou desirest first that I should confesse vnto my Lord God. For thou art good, and * 1.4 that thy mercy endureth for euer.
Psal. 96. 4.
Mat. 6. 32.
Math. 5.
Psal. 118. 2