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wretched state. I am corrupt, I have strayed out of the way of life and happiness; my conscience accuseth me, and my heart condemneth me. Yet lo, thou, O God, art greater than my heart, and knowest all things-[Here more particulars may be mentioned.]-And, especially, I lament and bewail before thee, from whom nothing is hid, that I have grievously offended thee by-Here name the particular sins.]

XII. These my sins, with many more that I cannot remember, are all in thy sight, and have left their wretched and miserable effects upon my mind and heart, whereby thy image in which I was created, is become defaced; and I am estranged from thee, my God, my true, and only good and happiness. So that when I look back upon the errors and miscarriages of my life, and reflect how little I possess of the spirit and temper of the gospel, my heart trembleth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments. Oh! how shall I appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, when he shall come in his power with the holy angels, to judge every man according to his works, and take vengeance on them that obey not the gospel, since my life has been so unconformable to it.

But I repent, O my God! I repent, I accuse and condemn myself; I am grieved, I am troubled and am heartily sorry for

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these my misdoings, and turn unto thee with
full
and resolution of sincere obedience
purpose
for the time to come.

And I beseech thee, O Lord, who art gra-
cious and merciful, long-suffering and of great
goodness, and the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who died for the ungodly, for his sake,
and for thy goodness sake, pardon and forgive
all my sins; my sins of ignorance, and those I
have committed through want of care and cir-
my wilful
cumspection, but especially all
sins, and those transgressions whereby I have
any way scandalized the Christian profession,
or occasioned others to fall, and which I la-
ment before thee.

O Lord, holy Father, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men, who gavest thy Son to die, that he might redeem us from all iniquity; pardon and rectify the impurity of my heart and life, all irregular wicked pracevery appetites and passions, and tice, of what nature or kind soever;

that all

my members being mortified from all worldly
and carnal lusts, I may no longer live in the
flesh, to the lusts of men, but according to thy
will, O God; and for ever hereafter live godly,
righteously, and soberly, in this present evil
world.

And seeing I am not able to do these things
tuongthen me, I beseech thee, O

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Lord, with the Holy Ghost, and daily increase in me thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill me, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear; that I may have victory, and triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh, and at the last obtain the gift of eternal life, which thou hast promised to all those that sincerely love and obey thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Another form of Confession, which may be used instead of the former.

O MOST great and glorious Lord God, just and terrible in thy judgments to all obstinate and rebellious sinners, but of infinite mercy to such as truly repent, and turn unto thee; look down, I beseech thee, with the eyes of mercy upon me, who now present myself before thee acknowledging that I am not worthy to lift up my eyes to the throne of thy glorious Majesty. O Lord, my sins are so many and so great, that it is owing to thy infinite goodness and mercy, that I have now an opportunity of humbling myself before thee, and begging mercy for my soul, which, I confess, has greatly sinned against thee.

I acknowledro. O my God that thou hast

by innumerable instances, manifested thyself to be a most kind and indulgent Father; but, alas! I have abused thy goodness, and made very ungrateful returns for thy exceeding great kindness and mercy. Instead of loving and delighting in thee, and paying thee a filial and cheerful obedience, I find in myself many times a great proneness to offend thee, and a great backwardness and indisposition to do those things thou requirest of me.

O Lord, I lament and bewail the corruption of my nature, most sorrowfully confessing before thee, that I have too great a desire after the things of this world; too great a fondness for the profits and pleasures of it: and though I am fully persuaded, that it is my happiness and privilege, as well as my duty, to love and serve thee, yet I am very apt to forget thee, and to grow careless and remiss in that great and important work which thou hast given me to do.

O my God, I confess with sorrow, that this world hath taken such hold of my affections, that I neither love thee, serve thee, nor obey thee as I ought to do; my devotion to thee is many times cold and languid; my prayers are full of wanderings. deadness, and distractions.

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fections, that I have great cause to humble myself before thee.

* "How greatly, O God, have I offended thee by lust and intemperance, by peevishness, passion, and anger, by covetousness and ambition, by pride and envy, by prejudice and ill-will towards my neighbour, by murmuring and repining at the dispensations of thy providence, and by an unwillingness to resign myself to thy disposal in all things! how frequently have I violated my baptismal engagements, by preferring the vanities of this wicked world before thy favour, and by suffering my heart, which has been so often dedicated to thy service, to be brought under the bondage and dominion of sin and folly!"

And what shall I now say unto thee, O thou preserver of men! O Lord, I have no hope but in thy mercy, and the infinite merits of my dear Redeemer: and if thou rejectest me, I am lost and undone for ever. But, O thou compassionate lover of souls! who knowest whereof we are made, and rememberest that we are but dust, turn not thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure; let the intercessions of thy beloved Son prevail in my behalf, and for the sake of his meritorious death and passion, for all that he has done, and all that he has suffered for me, have mercy upon

* This is to be varied or omitted, as every one sees fit.

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