thy name. We praise thee that thou hast commanded as to make on this day public ⟨confession⟩ of our guilt, and of thy hatred of sin; of our ⟨disobedience⟩ and the riches of thy forbearance ⟨towards⟩ us; of our weakness, depravity, and need of ⟨thy⟩ perpetual grace to help us. We praise thee ⟨for⟩ commanding us to make public intercession for ⟨all⟩ sorts and conditions of men, in order that ⟨our⟩ hearts might be the more enlarged towards ⟨them⟩ and our hands the more ready to minister to ⟨the⟩ necessities. We praise thee for this opportunity hearing thy holy scripture, which is profitable ⟨for⟩ our reproof, for our correction, for our ⟨instruction⟩ in righteousness.
We bless thee, that we have our habitation ⟨fixed⟩ in the land of liberty, under the bright beams ⟨of⟩ thy glorious gospel: that we can worship thee ⟨according⟩ to our conscience, no one making us ⟨afraid:⟩ that we are not required to pay adoration to ⟨those⟩ who by nature are not gods, nor compelled to ⟨bow⟩ down at the altar of idols. We praise thee ⟨that⟩ we are in health and strength to use the sacred ⟨opportunity⟩ of going with the multitude that ⟨keep⟩ thy holy-day, into the house where thou hast ⟨recorded⟩ thy name, and promised to meet and ⟨bless⟩ us. How amiable are thy dwellings, O Lord hosts! one day employed in them is better than ⟨a⟩ thousand engrossed by the business of the world.
We praise thee also for passing by all the ⟨provocations⟩ and insults which we have offered unto ⟨thee⟩ by abusing and profaning this holy day, by our ⟨detestable⟩ presumption in compassing thee about ⟨with⟩ deceit and lies. O how often have we rushed ⟨into⟩ the courts of thy house without meditation, without prayer, without any desire to worship thee ⟨with⟩ an holy worship! how often have we ⟨dissembled⟩
