for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.

Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER V.

Confession of Sins.

I ACKNOWLEDGE, dear God, that I have deserved the greatest of thine indignation ; that, if thou hadst dealt with me according to my deserts, I should now be bewailing my miseries in a sad eternity; but thy mercy and thy justice triumphing over my sins, thou hast still continued to me time for repentance. Thou hast opened to me the gates of mercy and grace that I might glorify thee. O God, grant that I may at length enter into these gates, and walk hereafter in purity and holiness, by the

O THOU, who by the right hand of the Father, art called to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance and forgiveness of sins, now, in this accepted time, I come to thee, for these great blessings. My heart is hard and impenitent, and little affected by my many sins and thy great goodness; I beseech thee take away the stony heart, and give me a heart of flesh. Vouchsafe unto me that broken and contrite spirit which the High and Holy God

will not despise. May thy sufferings, gracious Redeemer, touch and melt my soul. Let the goodness of God lead me to repentance. Never leave me to myself, and my own perverse, wayward, and wandering heart. O now bring me back, by thy Holy Spirit, to my heavenly Father; and returning to him, may I obtain his mercy, and find that he does abundantly pardon, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER VII.

For the Pardon of Sin.

[Bp. Taylor.

O LORD, pardon all my sins, my light and rash words, the vanity and impiety of my thoughts, my unjust and uncharitable

actions, and whatsoever I have transgressed against thee. Behold, O God, my soul is troubled in the remembrance of my sins, in the frailty and sinfulness of my flesh, exposed to every temptation, and of itself not able to resist any. Lord God of mercy, I earnestly beg of thee to give a great portion of thy grace, such as may be sufficient and effectual for the mortification of all my sins, vanities, and disorders; that, as I have formerly served my lusts and unworthy desires, so now I may give myself up wholly to thy service and the studies of a holy life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER VIII.

For Faith. (1.)

[Bickersteth.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of mercies, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, give unto me, I beseech thee, grace to believe on the name of Christ. I believe; Lord, help thou my unbelief! let me be strong in faith, giving glory to thee, and having a full persuasion that thou wilt perform all that thou hast promised. O help me to count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. Enable me so to believe, that Christ may dwell in my heart; and I may supremely love thee, my God, and unfeignedly love all my fellow-creatures. Hear me, for Christ's sake. Amen.

Our Father, &c.