We must pray for the comfortable sense of our reconciliation to God, and our acceptance with him.
2. That we may have a well-grounded peace of conscience; a holy security and serenity of 7 * mind arising from a sense of our justification before God, and a good work wrought in us.
The Lord of peace himself give us peace, all peace, always, by all means; that peace which Jesus Christ hath left with us, which he gives to us, such a peace as the world can neither give nor take away; such a peace as that our hearts may not be troubled nor afraid. 2 Thess 2:16. John 14:27.
Let the work of righteousness in our souls be peace, and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Isa 32:17.
Speak peace unto thy people and to thy saints, and let them not turn again to folly. Ps 85:8.
O create the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to them that are afar off, and to them that are nigh, and restore comfort to thy mourners. Isa 57:18, 19.
Where the sons of peace are, let thy peace find them out, and rest upon them. Luke 10:6.
Cause us to hear thy loving-kindness, and to taste that thou art gracious, for in thee do we trust. Ps 143:8. 1 Pet 2:3.
Let the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep our hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus; and let that peace rule in our hearts, unto which we are called. Phil 4:7. Col 3:15.
Now the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing, that we may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Rom 15:13.
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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.