The Prayer.
O Lord who knowest all our desires, and from whom our groning is not hid, we confesse before thee our many wickednesses, and are truly sorry for our sinnes; our wickednesses are gone over our head, and are a sore burden too heavy for us to beare, our enemy the Devill is malitious and mighty, our weakenesses many, our temptations strong, our consciences do busily accuse us. Where shall we appeare in the day of judgment? How shall we stand upright in the eternall scrutiny? Our trust is in thy merits, O blessed Iesu, thou a••t our Iudge and our Advocate, thou shalt answer for us, O Lord our God. Put us not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger, for it is insupportable, nei∣ther let thy whole displeasure arise, for that is vast and mountainous as our sinnes, and will breake us in pieces. O let not the arrowes of thy vengeance stick fast in us, for our sinnes are wounds enough, and make us restlesse and miserable. Touch our sores gently, and let not thy hands presse us, unlesse to drive forth our corruption, then shall we fol∣low the thing that good is, and rejoyce greatly in