II.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the of fences of our forefathers, neither take Thou vengeance of our sins; but spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious Blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

III.

O God, Whose nature and property it is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions and though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose us, for the honour of Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

I. THE INCARNATION OF THE SON OF GOD.

O MOST holy and ever-blessed Jesus, Who vouchsafedst, for the redemption of mankind, to be made man; by the blessed merits of Thy mysterious incarnation, grant me to become one Spirit with Thee, Who becamest one flesh with me.

II. NATIVITY.

Thou, blessed Lord, wert miraculously born of a pure immaculate Virgin, by the power of the Holy Ghost overshadowing her: grant me, by the same power of the Most High, to possess a pure virgin soul, in a pure and chaste body, and to be fruitful in all good works.

III. CIRCUMCISION.

Holy Jesus, Who vouchsafedst to be circumcised the eighth day, and made obedient to the law, for

man; grant unto me, I humbly beg, the true circumcision of the Spirit, that my heart and all my members may be mortified from all carnal and worldly lusts, and whatever hinders my regular obedience to Thy most holy laws.

IV. BAPTISM.

By the merits and mysteries of Thy Baptism in the river Jordan, wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sins, whereby I have unhallowed those sacred and saving waters of my Baptism, and too often perjuriously broken my vow and promise made therein.

V. FASTING.

Holy Jesus, Who didst fast forty days and forty nights, forgive me the manifold acts of gluttony and drunkenness, riot and excess, whereof I have been guilty and by the virtue and power of Thy miraculous fast, grant me the mastery over my rebellious appetite to live soberly, that I may also live righteously and godly in this present world.

VI. TEMPTATION.

Holy Jesus, Who being fasting wast tempted of the devil, and overcame him; grant me, by the influences of Thy blessed Spirit, so devoutly to intend the holy duties of fasting and prayer, that by the power of Thy victory over the devil, I may have strength and power to triumph over "the devil, the world, and

the flesh, and to continue Thy faithful servant and soldier to my life's end."

VII. DOCTRINE AND EXAMPLE.

Holy Jesus, Who being inaugurated in Thy prophetical office by Baptism, and confirmed by the vanquishment of the devil, went about preaching the Gospel, doing good, healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of diseases amongst the people, being, by Thy doctrine and example, "the Way" and "the Truth" that leads unto "Life;" grant me to believe aright all Thy revelations, to obey all Thy commands, to walk in Thy steps, and so to "follow the light of the world, that I walk not in darkness, but may have the light of life."

VIII. HE IS CONSPIRED AGAINST, AND BETRAYED.

Holy Jesus, Who didst condescend to have Thy precious life conspired against by the Jews, and to be betrayed and sold by one of Thine own disciples for a vile price, deliver me from the conspiracies of all mine enemies, ghostly and bodily; and especially from the treachery and corruption of mine own deceitful heart, and from the rebellion of my flesh, which for vile things and of no value daily betray my soul into the hands, and under the power and bondage of sin and Satan, the great enemies of my life in grace and glory.

IX. HIS AGONY IN THE GARDEN.

Holy Jesus, Who didst begin Thy last and bitter Passion in a garden, where Thy innocent soul was

sorrowful even unto death; sanctify, I beseech Thee, all my natural infirmities and passions, comfort me in all my troubles and disquietudes of mind, and make me sensible, with godly sorrow, of that heavy wrath and curse for sin, which Thou suffered, and I deserved.

X. BLOODY SWEAT.

Holy Jesus, Who didst prostrate Thyself upon the cold earth, sweating drops of blood, under the pressure of our sins, and out of a sad apprehension of Thy ensuing sufferings, "offering up strong cries with tears unto Him that is able to save;" O that my heart might inwardly bleed tears of compassion and of compunction, and vent itself by such fervent and effectual prayers, with tears of devotion, as to be heard in Heaven, and healed of all her sores of sin and infirmity.

XI. SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF GOD.

Holy Jesus, Who with all sweetness of patience and submission didst give up Thyself wholly to the will of Thy Heavenly Father, endue me with the same spirit of lowliness and meekness, patience and contentedness in all conditions, submitting to the good will of my God, both in prosperity and adversity, health and sickness, life and death.

XII. APPREHENSION.

Holy Jesus, Who didst yield Thyself to be apprehended, when Thou mightest escape, and to be bound as a malefactor, being cleaner than an angel of light; Olet not my soul be seized by any infernal fiends, to