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" Almighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to... "
Family Prayers: Collected from the Sacred Scriptures, the Book of Common ... - Page 89
by William Meade - 1834 - 120 pages
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Sermons to country congregations, Volume 2

George Haggitt - 1796 - 408 pages
...with humble voices and sincere hearts, in the following general confession :-r~" Al" mighty and inpst merciful father, we " have erred and strayed from thy ways " like lost sheep;" this is in imitation of the following passage in scripture. " 4-H " we, like sheep, have gone astray,...
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Village sermons

George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...conscience already smites you, and your own mouth must certainly condemn you. How often have you said, " We have offended against thy holy laws ! we have left...have done ! and we have done those things which we ought not to have done !" Probably you have often joined in the church- service, and said, after the...
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The Book of Common Prayer: Reformed Together with the Book of Psalms and a ...

Church of England - 1802 - 604 pages
...congregation, after the minister. ALMIGHTY and most merciful father ! we have erred and strayed from tby ways like lost sheep ; we have followed too much the...holy laws ; we have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; and we have done those those things which we ought not to have done. — But,...
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1814
...confine myself to a fyw general observations upon tha Ianguagp of the prayer before, us* 1814.] 86 " Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep." The Scriptures fully warrant us to address in this manner the Almighty God. I quote but pne passage...
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The Book of common prayer reformed. Together with the Book of psalms: and a ...

John Disney - 1802 - 342 pages
...saying after me ; ^[ General confession to be said by the if bole congregation, after the minuter. ALMIGHTY and most merciful father! we have erred and strayed from thy ways ]ike lost sheep ; we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts ; we have offended...
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The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacrements...

Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...General Confession to be saidby thewhole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling. A LMIGHTY andmost merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy...we ought not to have done: And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess...
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Helps to Composition, Or, Six Hundred Skeletons of Sermons ..., Volume 2

Charles Simeon - 1810 - 516 pages
...all are taught to adopt them for our own use, When we say in our Liturgy, " We have erred and s rayed from thy ways like lost sheep; we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts." Well might we have been left to wander till we had fallen a prey to the roaring lion that" eeketh to...
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Helps to Composition, Or, Six Hundred Skeletons of Sermons ..., Volume 2

Charles Simeon - 1810 - 518 pages
...all arc taught to adopt them for our own use, when we say in our Liturgy, " We have erred and s.rayed from thy ways like lost sheep; we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts." Well might we have been left to wander till we had fallen a prey to the roaring lion that -.eeketh...
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Practical Essays on the Morning and Evening Services of the Church ..., Volume 1

Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 556 pages
...are, in our general confession, traced up to their proper source, the corruption of our nature : " We have followed " too much the devices and desires of our own '•hearts." Are our hearts full of evil devices and desires? Who will deny it? The evil is not adventitious, but...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1811 - 868 pages
...have " followed too much the devices and desires «four own hearts ; we have oilendeii against" these "holy laws; we have left undone those things which...have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done." And by that holy, just, and. good law which we have broken, we stand condemned...
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