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.