regeneration: Lord establish now the thing which thou hast free∣ly
wrought in mee: and as thou hast this day invited mee to thy
table, and the communion of the body and blood of thy holy Sonne
Jesus Christ, so Lord bestow the wedding garment on mee, that I
may appeare before thee cloathed in his righteousnesse, whom thou
madest an offering for sinne, that in him wee might become righ∣teous
before thee.
Lord what is man that thou so regardest him? and who among
the sonnes of men, hath more cause to praise thy mercies then
wretched I? thy mercy hath long spared me, thou hast taken me out
of the power of darknesse, & kingdome of Satan: thou hast given me
the glorious freedome of the children of light what shall I rendër the
Lord for all his benefitts towards me? I will call upon the name of
the Lord; I will declare his mercies, I will take the cup of salva∣tion,
and pay my vowes: all is to little which I have to give thee: O
Lord thou hast in my creation given me my selfe in my redempti∣on
thou hast restored me to my selfe: therfore now accept againe
thyne owne gift: Lord let me be wholy thyne: And beeing now to
appeare before thee whith a sacrifice of praise I pray thee for Iesus
Christ his sake, prepare the alter, purge me with Hysope, create
a cleane heart within me, renue a right spirit: sprinkle the doore
of my soule with the blood of the Lambe of God, which taketh away
the sinnes of the world, that the destroyer may not enter: send into
my soule that heavenly fire of love to thy sacred Majestie
and charity to all men, which may assure mee of thy acceptance of
me, and my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving: clens out of mee
all the old leaven of sinne and maliciousnesse: open my understan∣ding,
increase my faith, that I may see and know the assurance of
my sinnes remission in the seale of eternall life which by thy mercies
I am now to receive.
Thou hast taught mee O Lord, that my blessed Saviour, in the
night that he was betrayed, made this holy testament: wherein as
he tooke flesh and blood of us, that he might dye for us, so hee be∣queathed
his body and blood to us, that wee might live in him, and
left this Sacrament, as a faithfull pledge of his love, to remember
us of his dying for us till he come againe: O Lord I know thou
art the life, and truth, and wouldst not leave thy Church any ef∣fectlesse
earnest of their salvation: Lord Jesus therefore be pre∣sent