4. We must give glory to him as the Creator of the world, and the great Protector, Benefactor, and Ruler of the whole creation.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive blessing, and honour, and glory, and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure, and for thy praise, they are and were created. Rev 4:11. We worship him that made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and the fountains of waters, Rev 14:7; who spake, and it was done; who commanded, and it stood fast, Ps 33:9; who said, Let there be light, and there was light; Let there be a firmament, and he made the firmament ; and he made all very good, Gen 1:3, 6, 7; and they continue this day according to his ordinance, for all are his servants, Ps 119:91.

The day is thine, the night also is thine; thou hast prepared the light and the sun: thou hast set all the borders of the earth, thou hast made the summer and winter. Ps 74:16, 17.

Thou upholdest all things by the word of thy power, Heb 1:3, and by thee all things consist. Col 1:17.

The earth is full of thy riches, so is the great and wide sea also. Ps 104:24, 25. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season: thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desires of every living thing. Psa. exlv) 15, 16. Thou preservest man and beast, and givest food to all flesh. Ps 36:6.

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the sea, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all, Neh 9:6; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee, whose kingdom ruleth over all. Ps 103:19.

A sparrow falls not to the ground without thee. Matt 10:29.

Thou madest man at first of the dust of the ground, and breathed into him the breath of life, and so he became a living soul. Gen 2:7.

And thou hast made of that one blood all nations of men, to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hast determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation. Acts 17:26.

Thou art the Most High who rulest in the kingdom of men, and givest it to whomsoever thou wilt, Dan 4:25; for from thee every man’s judgment proceeds. Prov 29:26.

Hallelujah, the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, Rev 19:6; and doeth all things according to the counsel of his own will, to the praise of his own glory. Eph 1:11, 12.

We must give honour to the three persons in the Godhead distinctly, to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, that great and sacred Name, into which we were baptized, and in which we assemble for religious worship, in communion with the universal church. 1 John 5:7

We pay our homage to three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost : for these three are one. 1 John 5:7.

We adore thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, Matt 11:25; and the eternal Word, who was in the beginning with God, and was God, by whom all things were made, and without whom was not any thing made that was made, and who, in the fulness of time, was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and showed his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1,—

And since it is the will of God, that all men should honour the Son, as they honour the Father, John 5:23, we adore him as the brightness of his Father’s glory, and the express image of his person; herein joining with the angels of God, who were all bid to worship him. Heb 1:3.

We pay our homage to the exalted Redeemer, Rev 1:5, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth, confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phil 2:11.

We also worship the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, whom the Son hath sent from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, John 15:26, and who is sent to teach us all things, and to bring all things to our remembrance, John 14:26; who indited the scriptures, holy men of God writing them, as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Pet 1:21.

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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.