Occasional Prayers

THE beginning of the fall of man was trust in himselfe. The beginning of the restoring of man, was distrust in himselfe, and trust in God. O most gracious and most wise guide, our Saviour Christ, which doest lead them the right way to immortall blessednesse, which trulie and unfainedlie trusting in thee, commit themselves to thee: Graunt us, that like as we be blind and feeble in deed, so we may take and repute our selves, that we presume not of ourselves, to see to ourselves, but so farre to see, that alway wee may have thee before our eyes, to followe thee, being our guide, to bee readie at thy call most obediently, and to commit our selves wholy unto thee; that thou, which only knowest the way, maist leade us the same way unto our heavenly desires; to thee with the Father and the holie Ghost be glorie for ever. Amen.