PRAYER FOR GRACE
[O Lord, remit].
all my failings, shortcomings, falls,
offences, trespasses, scandals,
transgressions, debts, sins,
faults, ignorances, iniquities,
impieties, unrighteousnesses, pollutions.
120 The guilt of them, |
be gracious unto, | pardon; |
remit, | forgive; |
be propitious unto, | spare; |
impute not, | charge not, remember not. |
The stain, |
pass by, | pass over; |
disregard, | overlook; |
hide, | wash away; |
blot out, | cleanse. |
The hurt, |
remit, | heal, | remedy; |
take off, | remove, | away with; |
abolish, | annul, | disperse, annihilate; |
that they be not found, that they exist not. |
Supply |
to faith, | virtue; |
to virtue, | knowledge |
to knowledge, | continence; |
to continence, | patience; |
to patience, | godliness; |
to godliness, | brotherly love; |
to brotherly love, | charity. |
121That I forget not my cleansing from my
former sins,
but give diligence to make my calling
and election sure
through good works.