Almighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to... The Book of common prayer - Page 281818Full view - About this book
| John Wood Warter - 1844 - 608 pages
...ways, like lost sheep. We have followed too much the 8 See Conant's Ser. vol. ip 180, ed. 1699. devices of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy...ought not to have done. And there is no health in us !" Verily, in this, we are all equal. Our sins have taken such hold upon us, that we could not look... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1844 - 412 pages
...and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have folio weä too much the devices and desires of our own hearts....have done ; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done : Arid there is no health in us. Butthou, О LORD, have mercy upon us, miserai... | |
| 1845 - 6 pages
...repeating after him,'] A LMIGHTY and most merciful Father; -TA- We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices...have done ; And there is no health in us. But thou, 0 Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults.... | |
| John Ley - 1845 - 138 pages
...Confession of Sin. \ LMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We -£*- have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices...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 their faults.... | |
| 1845 - 88 pages
...after Sunday, saying, " Almighty and most merciful Father ; we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices...have done ;. and we have done those things which we ought cot to have done ; and there is no health in us." See also Article 9th, where we are told, "... | |
| Thomas Ward - 1845 - 498 pages
...the Common Prayer :— " Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy way? like lost sheep ; we have followed too much the devices...holy laws ; we have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those thing* whic.K y*% \ ought not to have done ; and there... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1846 - 818 pages
...sought for only in the atonement and mediation of Jesus Christ. We have erred and strayed fromthy ways lest they should believe and be saved. They on the...receive the word with joy ; and these have no root, We are then instructed that confession and repentance are " at all times" our duty, but "chiefly when... | |
| Episcopal Church, Richard Newton - 1846 - 140 pages
...PENITENTIAL PEAYERS. A LMIGHTYand most merciful Fa-^* ther; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices...have done: And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults.... | |
| Church of America - 1846 - 612 pages
...erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the desires and devices of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy...have done : and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those who confess their faults ; restore... | |
| Alexander Watson - 1846 - 486 pages
...when you come hither, how the first part of the service in which you join, expresses your guilt : " We have offended against Thy holy laws. We have left...not to have done ; and there is no health in us." My Brethren, are you sincere when you utter these words, or hear them uttered in your name ? I trust... | |
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