2. For the propagating of the gospel in foreign parts, and the enlargement of the church by the bringing in of many to it.
O let the gospel be preached unto ever ture; for how shall men believe in him of } they have not heard ? and how shall they hear without preachers ? and how shall they preach except they be sent ? and who shall send forth labourers but the Lord of the harvest ? Mark 16:15. Rom 10:14, 15. Matt 9:38.
Let the people which sit in darkness see a great light, and to them which sit in the region and shadow of death, let light spring up. Matt 4:16.
Add unto thy church daily such as shall be saved ; enlarge the place of its tents, lengthen its cs and strengthen its stakes. Acts 2:47. Isa 54:2
Bring thy seed from the east, and gather them from the west; say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring thy sons from far, and thy daughters from the ends of the earth. Let them come with acceptance to thine altar, and glorify the house of thy glory; let them fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows. Isa 60:7–9
In every place let incense be offered to thy name, and pure offerings; and from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, let thy name be great among the Gentiles ; Mal 1:11
let the earth be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Isa 11:9.
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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.