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

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

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, they are vanity and a lie, the work of men’s hands; they that make them are like unto them, and so is every one that trusteth in them. Ps 115:4, 8. But the portion of Jacob is not like unto them, for he is the former of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name; Jer 10:15, 16. God over all, blessed for evermore. Rom 9:5.

Their rock is not our rock, even the enemies themselves being judges; for he is the rock of ages, Deut 32:31. The Lord Jehovah, with whom is everlasting strength; Isa 26:4. Whose name shall endure for ever, and his memorial unto all generations, Ps 135:13, when the gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from off the earth, and from under these heavens. Jer 10:11.

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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.