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O Lord God Creator of Hea∣ven and Earth, the preser∣ver and Governour of all things that have a being. We thy poor Servants of this family laden with iniquity implore thy mercy unto us in the forgivenesse of our sins. We confesse, that there is nothing in us but the Seeds of im∣piety
which daily spring up and generate actual sins, to the great provocation of thee our most gra∣cious God. We confesse, O Lord that by the sin and disobedience of the day past we have added ve∣ry much to the masse of our trans∣gressions, in so much as the very weight of them may presse us down, even to the pit of Hell, to our everlasting ruin, unlesse it shall please thee to shew mercy un∣to us. O Lord, thy mercies in Iesus Christ are abundant, and sufficient to blot out, not onely ours, but all the sin in the whole World; Yet thou wilt not do it to those that are impenitent. We therefore in his Name beseech thee to give us humble and penitent hearts, together with a resolution to forbear all manner of sin here∣after, as a thing that is total∣ly
opposite to thy nature, and therefore must become the de∣struction of all such persons as wallow in it without reluctati∣on. We are fully bent, O Lord, to delight in our own wayes, and to be linked in Affection with the things of this World, which is enmity against thee. Cure us, we beseech thee, of this destructive malady, and enflame our hearts with the love of thee, which is so precious, as it cannot be enjoyed without a renunciation of our wicked selves, and all our impious wayes. Create in us, O Lord, a lively Faith, whereby we may lay fast hold on the Merits of our Blessed Saviour, and so become fully justified in thy sight O Lord, kindle in us by thy Holy Spirit a brotherly
affection one unto another, so as we may be wholly disposed to do good, and not to delight in mischief through evil will and envy. Lastly, we beseech thee, more especially, to remit our sins of the day past, and so to blesse us this Night, as we may not therein fall into any tempta∣tion, by evil thoughts and imma∣ginations, or otherwise, but en∣joy quiet and seasonable rest, to the refreshment of our Bodies and Spirits, whereby we may be fitted for such Services as the day following shall require, and alwayes retain in our mind the fear of thee, restraining us from all manner of wicked∣nesse. These mercies, and what∣soever else thou knowest to be ne∣cessary for us, we beg of thee, for thy own Mercies sake in