1. We must solemnly address ourselves to that infinitely great and glorious Being with whom we have to do, as those that are possessed with a full belief of his presence, and a holy awe and reverence of his Majesty ; which we may do in such expressions as these:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come. Rev 4:8.

O thou whose name alone is Jehovah, and who art the most high over all the earth! Ps 83:18. O God, thou art our God, early will we seek thee; Ps 63:1; our God, and we will praise thee; our fathers’ God, and we will exalt thee. Exod 15:2.

O thou who art the true God, the living God, the one only living and true God, and the everlasting King; Jer 10:10. The Lord our God, who is one Lord. Deut 6:4.

Under this head

• And we may thus distinguish ourselves from the worshippers of false gods.

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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.