by Arthur W. Pink
by Arthur W. Pink
Philologos Religious Online Books
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by Arthur W. Pink
October, 1935
An Evening Prayer.
O Almighty and everlasting God, the Father of mercies and God of all consolation, that by Thy merciful providence defendest all those that walk before Thee, and put their trust in Thee; I, poor and miserable sinner, unworthy of the least of Thy favours, do yet presume, in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ, to present myself before Thee, and to offer up this poor sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving unto Thee; that Thou hast nourished and preserved me by Thy power, and hast guided and governed me by Thy Word and Spirit; and, as for all other Thy blessings, so far that mercy which hath this day accompanied me, whereby I have both been preserved from many sins that the wickedness of my nature was inclined unto, and also delivered from many punishments that the sins I have committed have deserved. I most humbly beseech Thee, in the merits of Christ Jesus, to pardon and forgive me all my sins, which either in thought, word, or deed, I have this day, or any time heretofore, committed against Thee; whether they be the sins of my youth or of my age, sins of omission or commission, whether wittingly or ignorantly committed; good Lord, pardon them unto me, and let them not cause Thee this night, as justly Thou mayest do, take vengeance of me; but be merciful unto me, O Lord, in forgiving the evil I have committed, and in supplying the good that I have omitted, in restoring me to that which I have lost, in healing my sores, in enlightening my blindness, in cleansing my filthiness, and in altering the whole course of my corrupt mind; that I may be diverted from that which is evil, and enabled to perform that which is agreeable to Thy blessed will and Word. And, Lord, as Thou hast this day preserved me and kept me in safety, so I most humbly beseech Thee to protect me this night from all danger, both bodily and spiritually, and to give me such quiet and comfortable rest, as may enable me to walk on in that vocation wherein Thou hast placed me, and that I may both be delivered from the darkness of this present night, and may also escape that everlasting darkness which Thou hast provided for those that without repentance continue in their sins from which, good Lord, deliver me, and all those that belong unto Thee; and that for the merits of the death of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ, in whose name I continue my prayers, for myself and the whole church. Amen. (Henry Smith, 1590).
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