There is a book which contains the prayers of some people who lived during the 1600’s. On prayer from a preacher includes these words:
“May thy dear Son preserve me from this present evil world, so that its
- smiles never allure,
- nor its frowns terrify,
- nor its vices defile,
- nor its errors delude me.”
Gal. 1:4 – who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father: