O benign Lord, good and man-loving, who, for thy mercy’s sake, didst send
thine only-begotten Son into the world that he might tear in pieces the
accusation of offences against us, and burst the bonds of them that are
bound by sin, and preach deliverance unto the captives; do thou thyself,
O Master, by thy grace, deliver thy servant, _name_, from the bond that
lieth upon him, and grant unto him that, in every time and place, he may
without sin draw nigh with boldness unto thy majesty, and, in a pure
conscience, entreat the rich mercy that is from thee.
For a merciful and man-loving God thou art, and to thee we ascribe glory,
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and
to ages of ages. Amen.
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_Chapter IX._