Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men;...

Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints: who shall not fear thee, O Lord ?  Rev. 15:3, 4. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  2 Cor. 1:3. 

I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God.  Dan. 9:4   

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands, in him we live, and move, and have our being; he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained. Acts 17:24, 28, 31. 

God the Judge of all.  Heb. 12:23. 

God shall judge the righteous and the wicked.  Eccl. 3:17 - See also, Gen. 18:25. - Job. 9:15. - 2 Tim. 4:1 - Neh. 9:6.
 

...we acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness,...

Our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us.
 Isa. 59:12. 

I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto
the Lord.   Psalm 32:5. 

Mine iniquities are gone over my head, as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me: I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin.  Psalm 38:4. 18. 

I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins.  Amos 5:12. 

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness: humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord.  James 4:9, 10. 

I fear, lest, when I come, that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented. 
2 Cor. 12: 20, 21. 

And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo I have sinned, and I have done wickedly.  2 Sam. 24:17.
 

...Which we from time to time, most grievously have committed,...

We have sinned, and committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments; neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of this land.  Dan. 9:5, 6. 

Our backslidings are many, we have sinned against thee.  Jer. 14:7. 

Thou art just in all that is brought upon us, for thou hast done right, but we have  done wickedly; neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept the law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherein thou didst testify against them.  Neh. 9:33, 34. 

Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is removed; behold, O Lord, for I am in distress; my bowels are troubled, mine heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled.  Lam. 1:8. 20
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...By thought, word, and deed,...

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.  Psalm 94:11. 

I hate vain thoughts, but thy law do I love.  Psalm 119:113. 

The thought of foolishness is sin.  Prov. 24: 9. 

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within me?  Jer. 4:14. 

If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.  James 3:2. 

I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment: for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.  Matt. 12:36, 37. 

He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips, shall have destruction.  Prov. 13:3.

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.  Psalm 106:6. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  1 John . 8. 

In many things we offend all.  James 3: 2. - See also, Titus 3:3.
 

...Against thy Divine Majesty,...

Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.  Luke 15:18. 

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Psalm li. 4. 

With God is terrible Majesty.  Job 37:22.

How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God ?  Gen. 39: 9.
 

...We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings.

I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of men ?  Job 7:20 

I have heard of thee by the bearing of the ear; but now mine eyes seeth thee: wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:5-6. 

I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin.  Psalm 38:18. 

We have sinned, we have done amis, and have dealt wickedly.  2 Chron. 6:37. 

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 
2 Cor. 7:10.
 

Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past;...

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us.  Psalm 123:3. 

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.  Psalm 51:1. 

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee; yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge.  Psalm 57:1 

O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive.  Dan 9:19. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. John 16:23. 

I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.  1 John 2:12. 

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a Propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.  Rom. 3:24, 25. 

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. 
Col. 1:14. 

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the Propitiation for our sins. 1 John 2:1, 2. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us: if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8, 9.
 

...And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Rom. 6:4, 6, 13. 

We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 1 Thess. 4:1. 

The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God. Gal. 2:20. 

The love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then we were all dead: and that he died for all, that they which should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 2 Cor. 5:14, 15. 

Ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Cor. 6:20. 

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name ? for thou only art holy.
Rev. 15:4. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Tim. 1:17.

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