We must pray for the grace of God, and all the kind and powerful influences and operations of that grace. › We must pray for grace to furnish us for every good thought, word, and work, that we may not only be kept from sin, but may be in every thing as we should be, and do as we should do.
2. That where it is begun, it may be carried on, and at length perfected, and the foundation that is well laid may be happily built. upon.
Fulfil in us all the good pleasure of thy good- 2 Thess 1:11
ness, and the work of faith with power. 2 Thess 1:11
Let the God that has begun a good work in us, perform it unto the day of Christ. Phil 1:6.
Perfect, O God, that which concerns us. Thy mercy, 0 Lord, endures for ever; forsake not the work of thine own hands. Ps 138:8.
Lord, let thy grace be sufficient for us, and let thy strength be made perfect in weakness, that where we are weak, there we may be strong, strong in the Lord, and the power of his might. 2 Cor 12:9, 10. Eph 6:10.
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‹ That the work of grace may be wrought there where it is… · More particularly we must pray for grace. ›
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.