A profeffion of godly forrow for our fins, and a refolution of new obedience towards God, to be made on Monday evening.

I will arife and go to my father, and will fay unto him, father I have finned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon. Luke xv. 18, 19.

Lord! I call my ways to remembrance with a troubled heart; my evil doings are before mine eyes; they are a burthen upon my fpirits, afore burthen too heavy for me to bear. But now, O my God, with a heart truly forrowful and penitent, I turn from my evil ways, refolving by thy grace to become a new creature; from this day forward I am fully determined to betake myself to a religious course of life; O let not iniquity be my ruin.

O Lord, I am not worthy fo much as to lift up mine eyes unto thee; but whether should a wretch in guilt and mifery look, but unto thee, the fountain of all mercy? whither, but to a God, whofe mercy is greater than my wickedness? to a God, whofe property it is to be kind to his enemies; and whofe patience to bear with my fins, is as great as his power to punish them; and who had much rather be reconciled tome, than take vengeance upon me? whither indeed, but to thee, O God of all grace and comfort! who fheweft mercy to the un

worthy,

worthy, and inviteft me with all the tendernefs and bowels of a compaffionate father to turn from my evil ways, that my foul may live, and be for ever happy in thy eternal kingdom.

Therefore, encouraged by thy goodness, O Lord, I address myself unto thee, who am ready to fink under the heavy load of guilt and mifery: and yet I make no plea, but for thy mercy; nor have any pretence to claim it, (for, alas! I must with fhame acknowledge, I have very much abused it;) but thro'thy inexpreffible love. I know I have a moft merciful Saviour, who died to purchase falvation for me; and who now powerfully intercedes with thee for the pardon of true penitents. O! for the fake of his bleffed name, receive me graciously to thy mercy, and be not angry with me for

ever!

Forgive me, O merciful Father, for I am heartily forry for all the evils which I have done: I have finned, O Lord God, I have finned against thee,---by [Here recollect and confefs those fins

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have committed against GOD, with their aggravations that ac company them, as fet down in the preceding heads for the examina tion of confcience contained betwixt Pages 15 and 18, both inclufive. For Infiance, Lord, I have committed this fin, or thefe fins frequently, against checks of confcience, &c. and then add] Father I have finned againft heaven, and in thy fight, and am no more worthy to be called thy

fon;

fon: Opity, and cleanfe, and forgive, andsave me, forthy mercies fake. I have finned, O Lord God, I have finned against thee, and against my neighbour by---[Here confefs thofe fins you have committed against your NEIGHBOUR, with their aggravations, &c. as contained betwixt pages 19 and 22, and betwixt 25 and 31, and then add] Father, I have finned against heaven and in thy fight, and am no more worthy to be called thyfon: Opity, and cleanfe, and forgive, and fave me for thy mercies fake. I have finned against thee, and against my own felf by--[Here confefs thofe fins you have committed against YOURSELF, with their aggravations, &c. as contained betwixt pages 22 and 25, and then add] Father, I have finned against heaven, and in thy fight, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon: O pity, and cleanfe, and forgive, and fave me, forthy mercies fake. Forgive all my fins, for I am fully refolved by thy grace to love and ferve thee: forgive me, Omost gracious God, for I forgive all that have offended me, anddo intreat thee to forgive them likewife. O Lord God, my wickedness is great, and my iniquities are infinite; they are more in number than the hairs of my head; and my heart would fail me, but that I well know thy mercies are more numberless than my fins. O do not exact punishment of me for my fins; but extend thy mercy and pardon to my foul, for my dear redeemer's fake, Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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Then Say,

Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my foul: O fave me for thy mercies fake. Pfalm vi. 4.

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Ear me, O gracious God and father, and breathe into my heart that spirit which renews us after thine own image, in righteoufnefs and true holiness.

Bleffed Jefus, who feekeft out finners to make them good, do not reject me now, when I feek to thee to make me better. Iampoor and naked, Oh! clothe me with thy righteoufnefs. My good thoughts are changeable and inconftant; but Oh! do theu eftablish and fix them by thy grace: fet up thy kingdom, O Jefu, in my heart; for to become thy faithful fervant is more to me than to have the empire of this world. Keep me ftedfaft in ferving thee, till thou takest me finally to thyself.

A prayer of refignation to the will of GOD. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Matt. vi. 10. Lord Jefu, I give thee my body, my foul, my fubftance, my friends, my liberty, and my life; difpofe of me, and of all that is mine, as it seemeth best to thee, to the glory of thy holy name. Lord, I am not now mine, but thine; therefore claim me as thy devoted right; keep me as thy charge, and love measthy child;

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fight for me when I am affaulted; heal me when I am wounded; and revive me when I am fainting. Amen.

Q Saviour of the world fave me; who by thy crofs and paffion haft redeemed me, help me and fave me, I beseech thee, O my God.

Give me, O Lord, fpiritual wifdom, that I may difcern what is pleafing to thee, and follow what belongs unto my peace; and let the knowledge and peace of God, and of Jefus Chrift our Lord, be my guide and my portion all the days of my life. Amen.

To the king eternal, immortal, invisible, and only wife God, who is the ever bleffed and adorable Trinity, be all honour and glory, thanksgiving and praise, now and for evermore. Amen.

A prayer to conclude our devotions upon this day, and every day in the week.

Verily, verily, I fay unto you, whatsoever ye fhall afk the father in my name, he will give it you. John xvi. 23.

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Lmighty God, who haft promised to hear the petitions of them that afk in thy fon's Name; I beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears unto me, who have now made my prayers and fupplications unto thee! and grant that thofe things which I have faithfully asked, according to thy will, may be effectually