Of My Past Life. I Renew My Promises Made in Baptism,

grant that for the time to come I may ever fly and abhor sin more than death itself, and avoid all such occasions and companies as have unhap- pily brought me to it. I resolve henceforth to fly them all, by thy divine grace, without which, of myself, I can do nothing. I resolve to perform such and such devo- tions for obtaining this grace. I resolve to fly idleness, and to set myself a regular order and method of life, for the time I have yet to come. I beg thy blessing upon these my resolutions, that they may not be ineffectual, like so many others I have formerly made ; for, O Lord, without thee I am nothing but misery and sin. Supply, also, by thy mercy, whatever defects have been in thi my confession. I am sensible that it hath been very imperfect, and that I was far from having that true sor- row which the heinousness of my sins required ; but let the precious blood of thine only Son make up this defi- ciency. Accept of my poor performance, such as it is, and give me grace to be now and always a true penitent, through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son. Amen