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A96969 A short view of the principal duties of the Christian religion with plain arguments to perswade to the sincere and speedy practice of them : to which is added, a prayer suited to the whole, to be used morning and evening / by a divine of the Church of England for the use of his parishioners. Wrench, Jonathan, 1667?-1741. 1700 (1700) Wing W3679A; ESTC R42878 40,968 65

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our_o soul_n we_o therefore_o thy_o unworthy_a cereature_n sinful_a dust_n and_o ash_n present_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o to_o praise_v thou_o for_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o thy_o nature_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o thou_o the_o necessary_a supply_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o holy_a spirit_n that_o we_o may_v give_v thou_o the_o honour_n due_a unto_o thy_o name_n and_o worship_n thou_o suitable_o to_o thy_o nature_n with_o a_o holy_a and_o a_o spiritual_a worship_n thou_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n than_o to_o behold_v the_o least_o iniquity_n and_o therefore_o how_o shall_v such_o pollute_a wretch_n as_o we_o be_v dare_v to_o approach_v thy_o dreadful_a majesty_n who_o by_o our_o sin_n and_o folly_n have_v make_v ourselves_o so_o unlike_a to_o thou_o who_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o thy_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o thy_o work_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o presume_v to_o come_v into_o thy_o holy_a presence_n who_o be_v defile_v in_o our_o very_a nature_n have_v nothing_o but_o vanity_n and_o blindness_n in_o our_o mind_n perverseness_n in_o our_o will_n both_o spiritual_a and_o carnal_a iniquity_n in_o our_o affection_n and_o appetite_n and_o what_o be_v worse_o have_v defile_v ourselves_o yet_o much_o more_o by_o our_o many_o actual_a and_o habitual_a sin_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o we_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a to_o approach_v thy_o presence_n or_o expect_v thy_o favour_n and_o yet_o have_v so_o great_a need_n of_o both_o that_o without_o they_o we_o be_v lose_v for_o ever_o o_o therefore_o cast_v we_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o we_o but_o out_o of_o pity_n to_o thy_o defective_a and_o disease_a creature_n receive_v we_o gracious_o and_o heal_v our_o soul_n though_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o rescue_v we_o from_o the_o power_n and_o bondage_n of_o our_o lust_n by_o the_o great_a power_n of_o thy_o grace_n renew_v and_o purify_v our_o corrupt_a nature_n create_v in_o we_o a_o clean_a 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