O Lord, look upon mine adversity and
misery, which call aloud to Thee for ease.
O, most gracious God, my pains are extreme;
have pity on me, and lighten them. In
Thine anger, which I have deserved, remem-
ber mercy, and consider my feebleness and
frailty. I have waited for Thy relief,
Father; give me the comforts of it. show
me Thy mercy, and speedily, for my need is
great. Send me seasonable help and strength
now, and everlasting rest with Thee in the
end: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
An unbeliever shall have a double condemnation; one from the law which he hath transgressed, and another from the gospel, which he hath despised: as a malefactor, that being condemned and dead in law, rejecteth his prince’s pardon. But it is otherwise with these that are in Christ Jesus. The law cannot condemn them, because they have appealed; the gospel cannot because they have believed.
John Trapp