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God our protector, and our exceeding great reward, Have mercy on us,	Gen. xv.
One God, and Father of all, who art above all, and through all, and in us all, Have mercy on us,	Eph. iv.
Be favourable to us, Spare us, O holy Trinity.
Be favourable to us, Graciously hear us, O holy Trinity.
From all evil,	Deliver us,
From all pride, and haughtiness of mind,	O holy Trinity.
From gluttony, surfeiting, and all greediness,
From anger, envy, and all ill-will,
From all luxury and impurity,
From all sloth and unregulated sorrow,
By the immensity of thy power,
By the infinitude of thy wisdom,
By the abundance of thy goodness,
By the eternity of thy glory and majesty,
By the depth of thy knowledge and providence,
By the unspeakable greatness of thy love and mercy,
By the unfathomableness of thy justice and judgments,
In the day of judgment,	We sinners,
That we may serve thee in holiness and justice all our days,	Beseech thee hear us.
That we may adore thee, our Lord God, and serve thee alone,
That we may never take thy holy name in vain,
That we may sanctify the feasts and holy days of the Church by pious and charitable works,
That we may render due honour, reverence, and obedience to pur parents, prelates, and superiors, and those who are to us in the place of parents,
That we may never, through anger, hatred, or envy, injure the life, character, or honour of another,
That we may hurt no one by damage, theft, or wrong of any kind, by force or fraud,
That we may keep our heart from impure affections, and unlawful desires of the flesh,
That we may never bear false witness, or speak a lie against our neighbour,
That we may not desire our neighbour’s goods,
That we may love thee our God, with our whole heart, and with our whole soul, and with our whole strength,
That we may love thee above all things, and our neighbour, for thy sake, as ourselves,