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God: unto thee will I pray (b); hide not thyself from my supplication (c); in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness; and enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified (d).

O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face unto thee (e), for thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look upon iniquity(f); yea, the heavens are not clean in thy sight (g); and the angels thou chargest with folly (h). How then shall man be just with God (i)? Behold, I am vile! what shall I answer thee (j)? I have sinned! what shall

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I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men (k)? I will yet be more vile, and will be base in mine own sight (7). For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not. For the good that I would, I do not, but the evil which I would not, that I do (m). For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it ist great (n). I have gone astray like a lost sheep (o). Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my soul is vexed. Return, O Lord, deliver my soul; O save me for thy mercy's sake (p).

how oft he offendeth?

(k) Job vii. 20.

(/) 11. Sain. vi. 22.

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(m) Rom. vii. 18, 19.

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vi. 2, 3, 4.

me from my secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me* (g). Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me: cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise (r).

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee (s): even hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest forgive (t).

Now unto God, who so loved the

(q) Psalm xix. 12, 13 (s) Psalm cii. 1. 1.10,11,17. (t) 1. Kings viii, 30.

(r)

*The Psalms from the Liturgy are sometimes adopted, instead of the Bible translation.

world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (u): and to Christ Jesus, who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief(v), be glory for ever and ever. Amen (w).

ANOTHER.

I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin. Psalm xxxviii. 18.

O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments, I beseech

(u) St. John iii, 16.

(v) 1. Tim. i. 15.

(w) 11. Tim. iv. 18.

thee, let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer which I pray before thee, confessing the sins which I have sinned against thee (a).

I have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgments (b). Against thee have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight (c); for I have not walked in thy ways, neither have been obedient unto thy law (d): wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes (e).

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive (ƒ); be merciful to me a sinner (g); for if

(a) Neh. i. 5, 6.

(b) Dan. ix. 4.

(c) Psalm li. 4.

(d) Isaiah xlii. 24.

(e) Job xlii. 6.

(f) Dan. ix. 12.

(g) St. Luke xviii. 13.

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