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Preier of Manasses

‏ Prayer of Manasseh

1 Lord God Almyyti of our fadris, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of her iust seed, 2 which madist heuene and erthe with al the ournyng of tho, 3 which hast markid the see bi the word of `thi comaundement, which hast closid to gidere the depthe of watris, and hast markid to thi ferdful and preysable name, 4 which alle men dreden, `and tremblen of the cheer of thi vertu, 5 and the ire of thi manassyng on synneris `is vnsuffrable, `ether may not be susteyned. 6 Sotheli the merci of thi biheest is fulgreet and `vnserchable, ether may not be comprehendid `bi mannus wit; 7 for `thou art the Lord moost hiy ouer al erthe; thou art pacient, and myche merciful, and `doynge penaunce on the malices of men. Treuli, Lord, thou bi thi goodnesse hast bihiyt penaunce of foryyuenesse of synnes; 8 and thou, God of iust men, hast not set penaunce to iust men, to Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob, to hem that synneden not ayens thee. 9 For Y haue synned more than the noumbre is of the grauel of the see; 10 my wickidnessis ben multiplied. Y am bowid with myche boond of yrun, and no brething is to me; for Y haue stirid thi wrathfulnesse, and Y haue doon yuel bifor thee, `and Y haue set abhomynaciouns, and `Y haue multiplied offensiouns. 11 And now Y bowe the knees of myn herte, and biseche goodnesse of thee, Lord. 12 Y haue synned, Lord; Y haue synned, and Y knowleche my wickidnesse. 13 Y axe, and preye thee, Lord; foryyue thou to me, foryyue thou to me; leese thou me not togidire with my wickidnessis, nether reserue thou yuels to me withouten ende. 14 For, Lord, bi thi greet merci thou schalt saue me vnworthi, and Y schal herie thee euere in alle the daies of my lijf; for al the vertu of heuenes herieth thee, and to thee is glorie in to worldis of worldis. Amen.