...deliver us from temptation ?" or of that other humiliating confession in the rituaJ, " we have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone those things we should have done ?" Alas ! it is too often the case, the waters of -virtue, like the...

...the devices and designs of our own hearts; we have offended against thy holy laws; we have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone the things we ought to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us,...

...Mechanically he opened the prayer-book, and followed rather than joined in the service. " We have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone the things we ought to have done — but thou, 0 Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare...

...beautiful — the aged sinner going every morning to offer up the common prayers, ""We have all done those things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone what we ought to have done, and there is no health in us ;" " Spare us, 0 Lord, miserable sinners ;"...

...Mechanically he opened the prayerbook, and followed rather than joined in the service. " We have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone the things we ought to have done — but thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare...

...Thee. We have all come short of thy glory. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have done those things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone those things we ought to have done; and there is no health in us. If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquity,...

...men, when the book is out, not confessing in the language of the church prayer : " We have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone the things which we ought to have done." Of the commissions we say no more : but here are some of the...

...We acknowledge the sins we have committed by thought, and word, and deed this day. We have done many things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone many things we ought to have done. Forgive us these our transgressions, for Christ's sake. Teach us...

...bless all with whom we come in contact ! Have mercy upon us wherein we have sinned. We' have done the things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone the things that we ought to have done. We accuse ourselves. If the surface has been right the motive...

...get it quite left behind, and are freed from it. When we go to church, we say, " We have done those things we ought not to have done, and we have left undone those things which we ought to have done : " and then God's messenger, the priest, stands up, and tells...