...said of the whole Congregation after tltr Minister, alt kneeling. A LMIGHTY and most mer•L* ciful Father ; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways...the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have oIfended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; Anil...

...strayed from thy ways like unto lost sheep. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ough,t...not to have done ; and there is no health in us." Our souls cleave unto the dust, and our deceitful hearts lead us from thee. O Lord ! pardon our sins,...

...accompany the minister, with humble voices and sincere hearts, in the following general confession: — " Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep :" this is in imitation of the following passage in Scripture : " All we, like sheep, have gone astray,...

...hear in this place. We have confessed that " we have erred and strayed like lost sheep" — that " we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts" — and that " there is no health in us." We also know, that nothing is more plainly declared in the...

...confess, with shame and grief, that we have violated thine holy laws, and abused they tender mercies: that we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, and in numberless instances have offended against a most righteous governor, a most tender and compassionate...

...That " we have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us." Q. What do we all acknowledge on this point in the general confession of our Church-service ? Q. What...

...with shame and grief, that we have violated thine holy laws, and abused they tender mercies : that we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, and in numberless instances have offended against a most righteous governor, a most tender and compassionate...

...with shame and grief, that we have violated thine holy laws, and abused they tender mercies : that we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, and in numberless instances have offended against a most righteous governor, a most tender and compassionate...

...congregation, he will constantly begin the sacred office by an act of hypocrisy, in saying — " Almighty Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways, like lost sheep. We have offended against thy holy laws. There is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercj upon us, miserable...

...still fresh in my recollection) she emphatically repeated after me those words of our confession, " we have erred and strayed from thy ways, like lost sheep; we have left undone those things which we ought to have done; we have done those things which we ought not...