Upon occasion of the cares, and burdens, and afflictions of particular persons ; as

10. When we pray with, or for those that are in prison.

Those that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, because they rebelled against the word of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High, give them grace to cry unto thee in their trouble, and in a day of adversity to consider. Ps 107:10, 11, 13. Eccl 7:14.

In their captivity give them to bethink themselves, to humble themselves, and pray, and seek thy face; to repent, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, and to turn to thee with all their heart and with all their soul: and bring their souls out of prison, that they may praise thy name, Bring them into the glorious liberty of the children of God, out of the bondage of corruption. _ Let the Son make them free, and then they shall be free indeed. ‘1 Kgs 8:47. Ps 142:7. Rom 8:21. John 8:36.

Those that are wrongfully imprisoned, be thou with them, as thou wast with Joseph in the prison, and show them mercy. Hear the poor, and despise not thy prisoners, but let their sorrowful sighing come before thee, and according to the greatness of thy power preserve those that are unjustly appointed to die. Gen 39:21. Ps 69:33.

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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.