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The Ninth Commandment.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."

1. Have I ever brought in false witness or unjust accusations against any man? 2. Have I openly slandered or detracted from his credit and estimation?

3. Am I given to flattery, and to telling lies or false tales?

4. Have I inordinately divulged or blazed abroad other men's faults and infirmities?

5. Have I at any time concealed the truth to the prejudice of another, being required by justice or charity to give testimony thereunto?

The Tenth Commandment.

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house," &c.

1. Have I ever coveted and desired that which is another man's, as his wife, his fortunes, and the like?

2. Have I ever envied other men's wealth and prosperity?

3. Have I greedily hunted after the riches, pleasures, and honours of this world?

4. Am I, having food and raiment, over solicitous and disquieted in my mind for

more?

Having thus gone through each of the commandments, you are directed, "whereinsoever you shall perceive yourself to have offended, either by will, word or deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourself to Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of life." And if you find that your offences " are not only against God, but also against your neighbours, you must reconcile yourself unto them; being ready to make restitution and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your power, for all injuries and wrongs done by you to any other; and being likewise ready to forgive others that have offended you, as you would have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand."

A Form of Confession.

O Thou great Judge of heaven and earth, before whose glorious Majesty, even the good angels, who never sinned, fall prostrate and tremble.

With what debasement and dread ought I to appear before Thy awful presence, who am but dust and ashes, and, which is infinitely worse, a miserable wretched sinner!

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil with the least approbation; the way of the wicked, and the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Thee.

Woe is me then, O Lord, woe is me, for I have inclined unto wickedness with my heart, but for the sake of Thy well beloved Son cast not out my prayer, nor turn Thy mercy from me.

Miserable wretch that I am, I have gone astray from the very womb; I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin did my mother conceive me! Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? What is man then, Ō God, that he should be clean; or he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous!

Thou, Lord, puttest no trust in Thy saints, and the heavens are not clean in Thy sight, and the very angels Thou chargest with folly! How much more abominable then, and filthy am I, who daily drink iniquity like water!

Lord, pity and cleanse, and forgive and save me, for thy mercies' sake.

I know, O God, that in my flesh dwelleth no good thing; for when I would do good, evil is present with me, and I see a law in my members warring against the law of my

mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin.

Lord, have mercy upon me, and deliver me from this body of death, from this tyranny of sin.

Alas, alas, my whole nature is corrupt, infinitely prone to all evil, and averse to all that is good; my understanding is full of ignorance and error; my will is perverse; my memory tenacious of all things that may pollute me, and forgetful of my duty; my passions are inordinate; my senses the inlets of all impurity, and I have abused all my faculties; I am unclean, unclean!

Lord, pity and cleanse, and forgive and save me, for thy mercies' sake.

O Lord God, how I have through my whole life violated the solemn vow I made to Thee in my baptism, by eagerly pursuing the vanities of this wicked world, by easily yielding to the temptations of the devil, by greedily indulging my own carnal desires and lusts, by a fruitless and dead faith, and by disobedience to Thy holy will and commands.

Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called Thy son.

I have sinned, O Lord God, I have sinned against Thee, by

Here confess the sins which you have committed more immediately against God, with their aggravations that accompany them and then add:—

:

Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in Thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called Thy son. O pity, and cleanse, and forgive, and save me for Thy mercies' sake.

I have sinned, O Lord God, I have sinned against Thee, and against my own self, by— Here confess the sins you have committed more immediately against yourself, with their aggravations: and say as before :

Father, I have sinned against heaven, &c. I have sinned, O Lord God, I have sinned against Thee, and against my neighbour, by

Here confess the sins you have committed more immediately against your neighbour, with their aggravations: and as before:Father, I have sinned against heaven, &c. O Lord God, my wickedness is great, and my iniquities are infinite; they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart would fail me, but that I well knew

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