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A19239 Meditations and praiers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers disposed in fourme of the alphabet of the Queene Her most excellent Maiesties name : whereunto are added comfortable consolations (drawen out of the Latin) to afflicted mindes. Conway, John, Sir, d. 1603. 1571 (1571) STC 5652; ESTC S4590 71,691 468

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with_o thy_o truth_n and_o merit_v of_o christ_n death_n and_o passion_n to_o lay_v my_o prayer_n before_o thou_o require_n mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o all_o my_o sin_n and_o also_o the_o assistance_n of_o thy_o grace_n to_o do_v thy_o will_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n and_o to_o obtain_v all_o these_o my_o petition_n through_o jesus_n christ_n thy_o dear_a son_n and_o my_o only_a saviour_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n power_n dominion_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n a_o meditation_n upon_o the_o lord_n prayer_n ¶_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n true_o thou_o oh_o almighty_a father_n haste_v just_a cause_n to_o execute_v thy_o severe_a judgement_n upon_o we_o sinner_n which_o so_o often_o and_o grievous_o move_v thy_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n against_o we_o but_o since_o by_o thy_o mercy_n thou_o do_v not_o only_o pardon_v but_o also_o commaundeste_a and_o teach_v by_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n 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not_o over_o to_o a_o unshamefast_a &_o obstinate_a mind_n but_o correct_v i_o in_o thy_o mercy_n for_o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v i_o amen_n e_o enter_v thy_o judgment_n in_o the_o table_n of_o my_o heart_n destroy_v my_o affection_n with_o thy_o love_n send_v thy_o wisdom_n from_o the_o holy_a heaven_n and_o from_o the_o seat_n of_o thy_o majesty_n that_o she_o may_v be_v with_o i_o and_o labour_n with_o i_o that_o i_o may_v know_v what_o thing_n be_v acceptable_a before_o thou_o and_o may_v judge_v thy_o people_n righteous_o and_o deserve_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a g_o gracious_a lord_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o most_o high_a god_n above_o all_o the_o earth_n long_o suffer_v and_o of_o much_o mercy_n sorow_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o of_o thy_o great_a goodness_n haste_v promise_v to_o the_o penitent_a remission_n of_o sin_n lord_n i_o have_v sin_v my_o iniquity_n be_v multiply_v above_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o life_n in_o i_o 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and_o ableness_n to_o do_v thy_o righteous_a will_n and_o to_o stand_v against_o all_o the_o assault_n of_o wily_a satan_n that_o they_o may_v have_v no_o place_n in_o i_o but_o that_o the_o old_a man_n which_o i_o bear_v about_o in_o my_o body_n may_v be_v crucify_v and_o daily_o die_v in_o i_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o sin_n &_o error_n of_o worldly_a vanity_n may_v utter_o be_v destroy_v that_o i_o may_v evermore_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o my_o mind_n that_o the_o life_n of_o my_o saviour_n christ_n may_v always_o appear_v in_o i_o to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n triumph_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n joan_n i_o si_fw-it confiteamur_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la deus_fw-la fidelis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o iustus_fw-la ut_fw-la remittat_fw-la nobis_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o emundet_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la si_fw-mi dixerimus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la mendacem_fw-la facimus_fw-la cum_fw-la &_o verbum_fw-la eius_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la josve_fw-la fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi da_fw-mi glorian_n deo_fw-la israël_n &_o confitere_fw-la atque_fw-la indica_fw-la mihi_fw-la quid_fw-la feceris_fw-la ne_fw-la abscondas_fw-la agustinus_n confessio_fw-la est_fw-la salus_fw-la animarum_fw-la dissipatrix_fw-la vitorum_fw-la restauratrix_fw-la virtutum_fw-la expugnatrix_fw-la daemonum_n quid_fw-la plura_fw-la obstavit_fw-la os_fw-la inferni_fw-la &_o paradisi_fw-la portas_fw-la aperit_fw-la cassidorus_n super_fw-la psalm_n 77._o oh_o beata_fw-la confessio_fw-la quae_fw-la aeternum_fw-la tollit_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la nam_fw-la quicquid_fw-la reatum_fw-la invenerit_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la perpetuis_fw-la seculis_fw-la reddit_fw-la absolutum_fw-la a_o inward_a speech_n wherewith_o christ_n do_v comfort_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o sinner_n desire_v to_o live_v better_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o work_n of_o sundry_a holy_a 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