By  His  propitiation  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world,  1  S.
John  ii.  2.
Lord,  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.    S.  Luke  x\'iii.  18.
Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  to  me,

(-first        -^
the-!  chief       >■  of  sinners.
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For  Thy  Name's  sake,  O  Lord,  be  merciful  to  my  sin,

For  it  is  |S^^^*'  ^*°^-  ^^^- 11-

Lvery  great ;

Even  for  that  Thy  Name,  beside  which  there  is  no  other
name  under  heaven  given  among  men,  whereby  we  may  be
saved.     Acts  iv.  13.
The  Holy  Spirit  Himself  helping  our  infirmities,  and  making
intercession  for  us,  with  groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered.
Rom.  viii.  26.
For  the
Paternal  bowels

of  God  the  Father;
Bleeding  wounds

of  God  the  Son ;
Unutterable  groans

of  God  the  Holy  Ghost.
O  Lord,  hear ;  O  Lord,  forgive ;

0  Lord,  hearken  and  do ;

Defer  not,  for  Thine  own  sake,  O  Lord,  O  Lord,  my  God.
P.  Dan.  ix.  19.
But,  as  for  me,  I  do  not  forget  my  offences ;  for  they  are
ever  before  me.    Psal.  li.  3.
1  recount  them  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul.  H.  Job  vii.  11.
T  am  perplexed,  I  take  thought  for  them.  Psal.  xxxviii.  18.
And  turning  myself,  I  mourn.   P,  Isa.  xxx.  15.  secundum

LXX.
I  am  moved  with  indignations,
I  take  vengeance  onT
I  am  displeased  with  >  myself,
I  abhor  and  chasten  J

That  I  do  it  no  A^**^^'
LfuUer.
I  repent.  Lord ;  Lord,  I  repent :

Help  Thou  my  want  of  repentance :

And  yet  more  and  more

Pierce  1

Break  ^my  heart.
Grind  J


254  MEDITATIONS  AND

Pass  by,  forgive,  and  pardon  all  my  transgressions,  whicli
make  my  heart  ache,  and  are  a  scandal  to  me.  1  P.  Sam.
XXV.  31.
