all our wickedness, and for that corruption of ⟨our⟩ nature, from whence, as their fountain, all ⟨these⟩ poisonous streams have flowed. O humble us ⟨effectually⟩, and place before us all the ⟨detestable⟩ qualities which meet together in every act of sin; that injustice and contempt towards thee; that rebellion and ingratitude which prevail in it. And oh! most merciful Father, speak peace to our ⟨souls⟩ weary and heavy laden with guilt, through ⟨the⟩ death and sufferings of thy dear Son, and for ⟨the⟩ sake of his precious sacrifice avert the ⟨punishment⟩ from us. Increase in us that faith whereby ⟨only⟩ we can be justified, and have peace with ⟨thee⟩ through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Accompany thy pardoning mercy with thy ⟨purifying⟩ grace. Help us, O Father, thou God of ⟨all⟩ power and might, to put off the old man, which ⟨is⟩ corrupt, according to the deceitful lusts, and to ⟨put⟩ on the new man which is created after thine ⟨own⟩ image, in righteousness and true holiness. ⟨Give⟩ us a new heart, and put within us a new ⟨spirit⟩. O grant us a mind weaned from the pomps ⟨and⟩ pleasures, the profits and honours, and all the transitory enjoyments of the flesh; but ⟨hungering⟩ and ⟨thirsting⟩ after righteousness. Prevent us ⟨by⟩ thy grace, that we may never more commit ⟨sin⟩ with the deceitful hope of gaining advantage by it. Impress us continually with the conviction, ⟨that⟩ the gaining of the whole world can be no recompence for the loss of the soul.
O let that solemn account we must ere long ⟨give⟩, when the throne shall be set, the books ⟨be⟩ opened, and the dead, small and great, stand before God, influence the whole course of our lives. O let us so believe and so obey, that when ⟨Christ⟩ shall come in the clouds with power and great
