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O My great and gracious God, whose infinite mercy it is, that I have this minute of my life left me, I here appear in thy presence lamenting sadly that so much of my time is already lost ei∣ther in doing ill or doing no∣thing, or in doing that which
hath been unprofitable and vain; O grant that I may re∣deem the hours that are past, & dispose of those that are to come in serving thee hereafter with a devout heart & ear∣nest and passionate affections; draw me off more and more from the pleasures and vani∣ties of this life, that I may the better settle my wavering and divided Soul upon thee alone; and since at this time I have here retired my self, that I might the more freely commune with my own heart and meditate on thine only Word: let thy Blessed Spi∣rit assist me, that I may not only barely remember what I read, but digest it into the practice of an holy Life, to
the comforts of my soul, and the Glory of thy Name, through Jesus Christ,