Opening words

And now, Lord, what wait we for? Truly our hope is even in thee: deliver us from all our transgressions, that we may no more be the reproach of the foolish. Ps 39:7, 8.

Lord, all our desire is before thee, and our groaning is not hid from thee; even the groanings which cannot be uttered; for he that searcheth the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit. Ps 38:9. Rom 8:26, 27.

We do not think that we shall be heard for our much speaking; for our heavenly Father knows what things we have need of, before we ask him ; but our Master hath told us, that whatsoever we ask the Father in his name, he will give it us. And he hath said; Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Matt 6:7, 8. John 16:23, 24.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, , that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14, 15.

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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.