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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A19214) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 13900) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 736:03) A generall confessyon of sinnes to be sayde euerye mornynge [8] p. s.n., [London? : 1554?] Caption title. Imprint from STC. Signatures: A⁴. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng General confession (Prayer) -- Early works to 1800. eebo A generall confessyon of sinnes to be sayde euerye mornynge. [no entry] 1554 10 1027 1 0 0 0 0 2 5852 F The rate of 5852 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2012-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-03 Sampled and proofread 2013-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A generall Confessyon of sinnes to be sayde euerye mornynge .

O Almightie God our heauenlie father , I confesse & knoweledge that I am a miserable and a wreatched synner . and haue manifolde waies moste greuousli transgressed thy moste godlie commaundementes , thorowe wicked thoughtes , vngodlie lustes , sinful wordes and dedes , and in my whole lyfe . In sinne am I borne and conceiued , & there is no goodnes in mee , in asmuch as if thou shuldest enter into thy narrow iudgement with me , iudginge me according vnto the same , I were neuer able to suffer or a bide it , but must nedes perish and be damned for euer . So litle healpe : comforte or succour , is there eyther in me , or in anie other creature . Onlie this is mi comfort ( O heauenvly father / that thou didst not spare thy only deare beloued sonne , but diddest geue hym vp vnto the most bitter , and most vile & slaundrus death of the crosse for me , that hee might so pay the raunsome for my sinnes , satisfi thi iudgment , stil & pacifie thy wrath reconcile me again vnto thee , and purchase me thy grace & fauour , and euerlastinge life . Wherfore , thorowe the merite of his most bitter death and passion , and thorow his innocent bloud sheddinge , I beseche thee , O heauenly father , that thou wilte vouchlafe to be gracious and merciful vnto me , to forgeue , and to pardone me al my sins , to lighten my hearte with thy holi spirit , to renue , confirm and strengthen me with a right and a perfet faith , and to enflame me in loue toward thee and my neighbor , that I may henceforthe wyth a willynge and a glad hearte , walke as it becometh me , in thy most godly commaundementes , and so gloryfye and prayse thee euerlastynglye .

And also that I mai with a freconscience & a quiet heart in all maner of temptacions afflictions , or necessities , and euen in the verye panges of death , cry boldely and merely vnto thee , & say : I beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth .

And in Iesus Christ . &c.

But O Lord God heauenly father , to comfort my self in affliction & temptacion with these articles of the chrysten faith , it is not in my power .

For fayth is thy gift , and for asmuch as thou wilt be praied vnto , and called vpon for it , I come vnto the , to prai & beseche thee , bothe for that , & for all my other necessities , euen as thy deare beloued son oure Sauioure Christ Iesu hathe him selfe taughte vs . And from the very botom of my heart , I cry and saye : O our father whych art in heauen . &c.

A prayer to be sayde in the mornynge .

O Merciful Lord God heuenlye father , I rendre most hyghe laudes , prayse & thankes vnto thee , that thou hast preserued me both thys nighte , & al the time & daies of my lyfe hitherto vnder thi protection , and haste suffred me to lyue vntyl thys present houre . And I beseche thee hartely , thou wilt vouchsafe to receiue me this daye , & the residue of my whole life from henceforthe into thy tuicion , rulinge and gouerninge me wyth thy holy spirit , that al maner of darkenes , of misbelief , infidelitie , and of carnall lustes and affections , may be vtterly chased and driuen out of my heart , and that I mai be iustified and saued bothe body & soule thorow a right and a perfecte faythe , and so walcke in the lyghte of thy mooste godlye truthe , to thy glorye and prayse , and to the profit and furtheraunce of mi neighboure , thorowe Iesus Christ our Lorde and Sauioure .

Amen .
A lamentacion of a synner .

ALas wretch that I am : comfortles and forsaken of al men , which haue offended both heauen and earth ▪ whether shall I goo or whether shal I turne me ? To whom shal I fle for succour ? Who shal haue pity or compassion on me ? Vnto heauen dare I not lyft vp myne eyes , for I haue greuousli sinned against it , and in the earth can I find no place of defence , for I haue bene noysom vnto it . What shal I nowe doe shall I dispair ? God forbyd , ●ul mercyful is God and my sauyoure is meke and louing , therfore God onlye is my refuge , hee will not despise his creature , nother forsake hys owne Image . Vnto the therfor most meke and merciful god come I all sad and sorowfull ▪ for thou onlye art my hope and thou art only the dore of my defence . But what shall I saye vnto thee , seing I dare not lift vp my eyes . I wil poure out the wordes of sorowe I wil heartely beseeche thee for thy mercy to forgeue me my sinnes .

O God the Father of heauen : haue mercy vpon vs miserable synners .

O God the father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable synners

O God the sonne , redeamer of the worlde : haue mercye vpon vs miserable synners .

O God the sonne , redeamer of the worlde : haue mercye vpon vs myserable synners .

O God the holy ghoste , procedynge from the father and the sonne : haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners .

O god the holy gost proceading from the father and the sonne : haue mercy vpon vs miserable synners .

O holy , blessed , and glorious Trinitie , three persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs myserable