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precious Blood of thy Son ; for thy 
Word and Ordinances, the Means 
of Grace and Salvation, the Mo- 
tions of thy Holy Spirit, and Affift- 
ances of thy Grace ; and for thy 
Patience and Long-Suffering exer- 
cifed towards us. O Lord, we 
confefs that we are lefs than the 
lead of thy Mercies, and have 
juftly deferved, by reafon of our 
Sins, to have been long ago de- 
prived of them all. We have vio- ’ 
iated and broken thy holy and 
righteous Laws, omitting and neg- 
lecting thofe good Duties which 
thou haft commanded Us, and by 
committing thofe Evils which thou 
haft forbidden Us. We have lived 
much under the Power and Com- 
.mand of our Lufts and Paftions, 
of our fenfual Appetites and In- 
clinations, and have not reftfted 
them, nor' ftriven againft them, as 
G 4. ‘ we 
