We must reverently adore God, as a being transcendently bright and blessed, self-existent and self-sufficient, an infinite and eternal Spirit, who has all perfections in himself, and give him the glory of his titles and attributes.

3. That he hath a perfect knowledge of all persons and things, and sees them all, even that which is most secret, at one clear, certain, and unerring view.

All things are naked and open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do ; even the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb 4:12, 13.

Thine eyes are in every place, beholding the evil and the good, Prov 15:3; they run to and fro through the earth, that thou mayest show thyself strong on the behalf of those whose hearts are upright with thee. 2 Chr 16:9.

Thou searchest the heart, and triest the reins, that thou mayest give to every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Jer 17:10.

O God, thou hast searched us, and known us, thou knowest our down-sitting and our uprising, and understandest our thoughts afar off: thou compassest our path and our lying down, and art acquainted with all our ways: there is not a word in our tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Such knowledge is too wonderful for us; it is high, we cannot attain unto it. Darkness and light are both alike to thee. Ps 139:1–4, 6, 12.

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Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.