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Lord, into Thy bofom: hide me, Holy Judge and Advocate, in Thy wounded fide, and in that moment when time shall be no more and eternity shall have begun ;

Merciful Jefu, have mercy

on me.

Lord, have mercy.
Chrift, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

OUR Father, which art

in heaven, Hallowed

be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes, As we forgive them that trefpafs against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

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of Thine everlasting love, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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ALMIGHTY God,

who madeft not death, and wouldest have compaffion upon all who die; mercifully grant that when I shall have paid the debt due to fin I may return unto Thee, whofe creature I am. To Thee I would now fum up all my last hopes in the hour of death. As my foul goeth forth from the body, may the bright of Angels meet me: company may the glorious Apostles and white-robed Martyrs welcome me: may the band of Confeffors furround me: may the choir of Virgins receive me:

may all the Saints give me of their joy and, above all, may Thou, moft holy Jefus, be merciful to me and give me a portion among Thy Holy ones. O may I never know the outer darkness, the gnashing of teeth, and the noise of the flames may Satan and his evil spirits never approach me; but may Thou, O Chrift, who waft crucified for me, deliver me from all torment: may Thou, who didft die for me, deliver me from eternal

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A DEVOUT

LITANY ON BEHALF OF THE FALLEN, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE

RELAPSED INTO SIN.

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GOD the FATher, of heaven have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O GOD the FATHER, of heaven: bave mercy upon us miferable finners.

O GOD the SON, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O GOD the SON, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O GOD the HOLY GHOST, proceeding from the FATHER and the SON: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O GOD the HOLY GHOST, proceeding from the FATHER and the SON: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three perfons

and one GOD: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O boly, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three perfons and one GOD: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

Remember not, LORD, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; but fpare us, good LORD; fpare Thy people,

whom Thou haft redeemed with Thy moft precious blood, and be not angry with

ever.

Spare us, good LORD.

us for

From Thy wrath and heavy indignation; from the guilt and burden of our fins, and from the dreadful fentence of the laft judgment;

Good LORD, deliver us.

From the fting and terrors

of conscience; from the danger of impatience, distrust, or despair;

Good LORD, deliver us.

From the bitter pangs of eternal death; from the gates of hell; from the powers of darkness; and from the illufions and affaults of our ghoftly

enemy;

Good LORD, deliver us.

From all danger and dif trefs; from all terrors and torments; from all pains and punishments, both of the body and the foul;

Good LORD, deliver us.

By Thy manifold and great mercies; by Thy manifold and great merits; by Thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by Thy strong crying and tears; by Thy bitter Cross and Paffion; by Thy mighty Resurrection; by Thy glorious Afcenfion; by Thine effectual and most acceptable interceffion and mediation; and by the gifts and comforts of the HOLY GHOST;

Good LORD, deliver us.

For Thy Name's fake; for the glory of Thy Name; for Thy loving mercy; for Thy

truth's fake; for Thine own

felf;

Good LORD, deliver us.

We finners do befeech Thee to hear us, O LORD GOD; and that it may please Thee to be merciful and forgive all our fins and misdeeds, which by the malice of the devil, or by our own frailty, we have at any time committed against Thee.

We befeech Thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please Thee not to lay to our charge, what in the luft of the flesh, the luft of the eye, or in the pride of life, we have committed against Thee.

We befeech Thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please Thee not to lay to our charge, what in the fierceness of our wrath, or in the eagerness of an angry fpirit, we have committed against Thee.

We befeech Thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please Thee not to lay to our charge, what

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