...hearts to kneel before the throne of grace, he puts the language of confession on their lips, — " We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep," " We are all, as an unclean thing,1' — " We would acknowledge our transgressions, before thee," — "Against...

...Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Cotterill. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we have erred and...we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess...

...Son, Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Cottenll. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we have erred and...we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess...

...mourn as He would have us ? In the confession in which we joined an hour ago, while we repeated, " we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost...devices and desires of our own hearts — we have oflended against thy holy laws — we have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and...

...congregation, he will constantly begin the sacred office by an act of hypocrisy, in saying, " Ahnighty Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have oflended against thy holy laws. There is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable...

...our Lord. A general Confesnon to be taid of the whole Congregation with the Minister, all kneeling: ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; •**• We have erred, and strayed from thy way like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended...

...it. . EXERCISE XX. THE CONFESSION FROM THE EPISCOPAL SERVICE. Almighty and most merciful Father,—we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep....we ought not to have done : and there is no health in us. But thou, 0 Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess...

...summons to confession ("Almighty and most mercifull Father, We have erred and strayed from thy wayes like lost sheep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts"). Absolution came next if the parson were present. ("Almighty God . . . pardonest and absolveth all them...

...second paragraph: the General Confession from Wesley's (and the Episcopal) morning and evening prayer ("Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways. . . ."). The fourth paragraph adds two further ingredients in this pastiche, namely, pietistic turns...

...will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Psalm 32:5 Almighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and...we ought not to have done, And there is no health in us. •\ But thou, Oh Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which...