The penitent sinner

The penitent sinner

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THE PENITENT SINNER

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THE PENITENT SINNER

Behold, O God, in Rivers of my tears

I come to thee, bow down thy blessed ears

To bear me wretch, and let my eyes that sleep,

Yet never close, behold a sinner weep.

Let not
O God my God
my faults though great

And my poor soul bet
vv
een thy Mercies Seat.

Lord remember
h
y
If thou be

I co
me
not Lord wit
h
any o
the
r merit,

Then
wh
at I in my S
a
viour
Ch
rist inherit:

Be th
en
his wound
s
my birth his
ri
se my bliss,

My Crown his
th
orns, my dea
t
h be lo
st
in his:

And th
ou
my bles
t
Redeemer,
Sa
viour, God,

Quit my ac
co
unt, with
h
old thy
ve
ngeance rod,

O beg for
me
my h
o
pes on
t
hee are set,

And Chri
st
forgi
v
e, and willing, pay t
h
e debt.

The linn
in
towel I
f
thou wear, O
y
ee I know,

O but
to
thee,
O
whether
s
hould I go?

All o
t
her helps a
r
e vain
e
grant then to me

I am t
hy
cross, thy
s
aving hea
l
th must be:

O hear
k
en then wh
a
t I by
F
aith implore,

Lest S
in
and death sin
k
me for ever

more,

Lastly, O
G
od, my way
e
s direct
a
nd guide,

In
d
eath defe
n
d me that I
n
ever slide:

And at the d
om
e let
me
be raise
d
then

To liv
e
with the
e
sweet Jes
us
Christ, Amen.

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Title statement

The penitent sinner

Edition statement

1670

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Date

2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

B04669

ID [STC]

Wing P1236B

ID [STC]

ESTC R181606

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

51784609

ID [OCLC]

ocm 51784609

ID [VID]

175019

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(EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04669)

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— The penitent sinner,

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1 sheet ([1] p.)

s.n.,. [London :: 1670?]. (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.).) (Reproduction of original in: Universität Göttingen Bibliothek.)

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