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An ACT of CONFESSION.

THOU, who hast most solemnly declared, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner; but would rather that he should turn from his wickedness, and live: turn ye, turn ye, from the evil of your ways, for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Turn thou us, O good Lord, to thee, and so shall we be turned. Yea, turn us from all our iniquities, that they may not be our ruin.

I have sinned, I have committed iniquity, I have done wickedly and have rebelled; even by departing from thy Commandments, and thy Judgments.

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Unto thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; because of our trespass, which we have trespassed.

O Lord, unto us belongs shame and reproach; to our Kings, to our Princes, and to our Fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee let thine anger, and thy fury, be turned away, and cause thy face to shine on me, thy sorrowful and penitent

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O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see my great affliction: 0 Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken, and do; defer not

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for thy own sake, O my God: For thy servant is called by thy name.

In many things we offend all: Lord, when thou bringest my sins to account, let mercy rejoice against judgment. If I say that I have no sin, I deceive myself, and the truth is not in me. But I will confess my many and grievous offences, that thou mayest be just aud faithful in forgiving my sins, and cleansing me from all unrighteousness,

And, for this purpose, I have an advocate with thee, thy only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the righteous; O let him be an effectual propitiation for my sins, who is a sufficient propitiation for the sins of the whole world!

Will

Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be no more entreated? Is his mercy clean gone, and doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious: And will he shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure! No, these distrusts are from my own infirmity: But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most Highest. I will meditate also on thy truth and goodness and comfort myself with thy mercies of old time.

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A PRAYER for GRACE.

THOU, without whom I can do nothing, help me to lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset me; all filthiness, and superfluity of naughtiness; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; Every motion of the body, and of the mind, which is repugnant to thy holy will.

Give me poverty in spirit; that mine may be the kingdom of Heaven: Godly sorrow; that I may be comforted: Meekness, that I may inherit the earth: Hunger and thirst after righteousness, that I may be filled Grant me to be merciful,

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