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A33464 The little manuel of the poore mans dayly devotion collected out of severall pious and approoved authors / by W.C. W. C. (William Clifford), d. 1670. 1669 (1669) Wing C4712; ESTC R7795 136,664 494

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merit_n of_o the_o bitter_a death_n and_o passion_n of_o thy_o dear_o belove_a son_n jesus_n my_o divine_a redeemer_n that_o thou_o will_v gracious_o forgive_v i_o these_o 7._o penitential_a psalm_n of_o david_n be_v not_o place_v here_o as_o part_v of_o the_o evening_n prayer_n before_o bed_n but_o that_o after_o the_o act_n of_o contrition_n you_o may_v take_v one_o or_o more_o of_o they_o most_o move_a you_o to_o repentance_n for_o sin_n according_a to_o each_o one_o leisure_n and_o devotion_n antiph_n remember_v not_o lord_n our_o or_o our_o parent_n sin_n neither_o take_v vengeance_n of_o our_o offence_n king_n david_n his_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n show_v his_o great_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n after_o he_o have_v sin_v with_o bersabee_n psal_n 6._o lord_n rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o fury_n nor_o chastise_v i_o in_o thy_o wrath_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o lord_n because_o i_o be_o weak_a heal_v i_o lord_n because_o my_o bone_n be_v trouble_v and_o my_o soul_n be_v disquiet_v exceed_o but_o thou_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o turn_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o deliver_v my_o soul_n save_v i_o for_o thy_o mercy_n because_o there_o be_v not_o in_o death_n that_o be_v mindful_a of_o thou_o and_o in_o hell_n who_o shall_v confess_v to_o thou_o i_o have_v labour_v in_o my_o mourning_n i_o will_v every_o night_n wash_v my_o bed_n i_o will_v water_v my_o couch_n with_o tear_n my_o eye_n be_v trouble_v for_o fury_n i_o have_v waxen_a old_a among_o all_o my_o enemy_n depart_v from_o i_o allyee_fw-fr that_o work_n iniquity_n because_o our_o lord_n have_v hard_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o weep_n our_o lord_n have_v hard_o my_o petition_n our_o lord_n have_v receive_v my_o prayer_n let_v all_o my_o enemy_n be_v asshamed_a and_o very_o sore_o trouble_v let_v they_o be_v convert_v and_o asshamed_a very_o speedy_o glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 31._o bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v 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