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.

5. We must pray to God to work in us charity and brotherly love.

Lord, put in us that charity which is the bond of perfectness, that we may keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; and may live in love and peace, that the God of love and peace may be with us. Col 3:14. Eph 4:3. 2 Cor 13:11.

Lord, give us to love our neighbour as ourselves, with that love which is the fulfilling of the law, to love one another with a pure heart, fervently ; that hereby all men may know that we are Christ’s disciples. Rom 13:9, 10. 1 Pet 1:22. John 13:34–35.

And as we are taught of God to love one another, give us to abound therein more and more; and as we have an opportunity, to do good to all men; and as much as in us lies, to live peaceably with all men, always following after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 1 Thess 4:9, 10. Gal 6:10. Rom 12:18; Rom 14:19.

Lord, make us able to love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, and to pray for them that despitefully use us, and to do good to them that hate us, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another in love, as Christ forgave us. Matt 5:44. Col 3:13.

‹ We must pray that our conscience may be always tender, and… · We must pray for the grace of self-denial. ›

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.