God be merciful to me a Sinner.

Luk. 18.13

Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David. Matth. 15.

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Jesus, Master, have Mercy upon me. Luk. 17. 13.

Thon that camest into the world to fave Sinners. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Thou that takest away the Sins of the world. Joh. 1. 29. And baft abolished andovercome Death. 2 Tim. 1. 10.

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And destroyed him that had the Power of Death. Heb. 2. 14. Deliver me from the Body of Sin and Death. Rom. 7. 24.

These Places of Scripture being distinctly read and confidered by the Sick Man, let him then most humbly make his Confeffion; and with the greatest earnestness beg Pardon for all his Sins. Which he may do in the following Forms.

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A Confession of Sins.

A Lmighty God, Father of our

Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all Men; I acknowledge and bewail my manifold Sins and Wickedness, Which from time to time I most grievously have committed, By Thought, Word, and Deed, against thy Divine Majesty. Par

ticularly

cular Sins.)

(Here mention parti

Provoking most

justly thy Wrath and Indignation

against me.

I do earnestly repent, and am heartily forry for these my Mifdoings. The remembrance of them is grievous unto me; The burthen of them is intolerable. *Have Mercy upon me, Have Mercy upon me, most Merciful Father; for thy Son, our Lord Jesus Chrift's fake, Forgive me all that is paft. And grant that

I may ever hereafter serve and please thee in Newness of Life ; To the Honour and Glory of thy Name, Through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

Prayers for Pardon.

A Lmighty God, our HeavenFather, who of thy great Mercy haft promifed Forgiveness of Sins, to all themı that with hearty Repentance, and true Faith turn unto Thee; Have Mercy upon me; Pardon and deliver me from all my Sins; confirm and strengthen me in all Goodness; and bring me to everlafting Life, through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

Most mighty God, and merciful Father, who haft

compaffion upon all Men, and hatest nothing that thou haft made, who wouldest not the

Death of a Sinner, but that he should rather turn from his Sin, and be saved; mercifully forgive me my Trefpafles, receive and comfort me, who am grieved and wearied, with the Burthen of my Sins.

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Thy Property is always to have Mercy: To thee only it appertaineth to forgive Sins. Spare me therefore, Good Lord, spare me whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into Judgment with thy Servant, who-am vile Earth, and a miferable Sinner; but so turn thine Anger from me, who meekly acknow

ledge my Vileness, and truly re

pent me of my Faults, and fo

make hafte to help me in this

World, that I may ever live

with thee in the World to come,

through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

Amen,

Turn

Urn thou me, O good Lord, and fo shall I be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable to thy Servant, who turns to thee in Weeping and Praying. For thou art a Merciful God, full of Compaffion, Long-fuffering, and of great Pity. Thou sparest, when we deserve Punishment; and in thy Wrath thinkest upon Mercy. Spare thy Servant, good Lord, spare me: and let me not be brought to Confufion.

Hear me, O Lord, for thy Mercy is great; and after the Multitude of thy Mercies look upon me; through the Merits and Mediation of thy Bleffed Son, Jefus Christ our Lord. A

men.

Most merciful God, who to the Multitude

of thy Mercies, dost so put a