Petition 3.3 | ESVThe merit and righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we rely upon as our main plea in our petition for the pardon of sin.I know that as you are gracious and merciful, so you are the righteous God who loves righteous deeds, Psalm 11:7(ESV) and will by no means clear the guilt
Petition 3.2 | ESVFor the encouraging of our faith and the exciting of our fervency in this petition for the pardon of sin, we may plead with God:The infinite goodness of his nature, his readiness to forgive sin, and his glorying in it.You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love t
Petition 3.1 | ESVWe must earnestly pray for the pardon and forgiveness of all our sins.Lord, I come to you, as the poor tax collector that stood far off and would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast; and I pray his prayer, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” Luke 18:13(ESV) The
Petition 3.0 | ESVOf the Third Part of Prayer, which is Petition and Supplication for the Good Things that we Stand in Need of.Having opened the wounds of sin, both the guilt of it and the power of it, and its remainders in us, we must next seek unto God for the remedy, for healing and help, for fro
Confession 2.20 | ESVWe must humbly profess our sorrow and shame for sin, and humbly engage ourselves in the strength of divine grace, that we will be better and do better for the future.Lord, I repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, Matthew 3:2(ESV) to which you have exalted your Son, Christ
Confession 2.19 | ESVWe must give to God the glory of his patience and long-suffering towards us and his willingness to be reconciled.O the riches of the patience and forbearance of God! Romans 2:4(ESV) How patient he is toward me, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repent
Confession 2.18 | ESVWe must judge and condemn ourselves for our sins, and own ourselves liable to punishment.And now, O my God, what shall I say after this, for I have forsaken your commandments? Ezra 9:10(ESV) I have sinned; what have I done to you, you watcher of mankind? Job 7:20(ESV)I know that
Confession 2.17 | ESVThe greater afflictions we have been under for sin, the greater is the sin if we go on in it.You have struck me down, but I have felt no anguish; I have refused to take correction and have made my face harder than rock, Jeremiah 5:3(ESV) and the rod has not driven the folly out
Confession 2.16 | ESVThe more mercies we have received from God, the greater has been our sin.You have reared and brought me up as a child, but I have rebelled against you. Isaiah 1:2(ESV)I have ill repaid you, O LORD, as a foolish and senseless person: You are my Father who created me, who made me
Confession 2.15 | ESVWe must aggravate* our sins and take notice of those things which make them more heinous in the sight of God and more dangerous to ourselves.I bewail before you all my iniquities, all my transgressions, and all my sins. Leviticus 16:21(ESV)The more knowledge we have of good and
