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.

1. That we may be prudent and discreet in our duty.

Thou hast said, If any man lack wisdom, he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. Lord, we want wisdom, make us wise as serpents, and harmless as doves, that wisdom may make our face to shine, and may be better to us than weapons of war. Jas 1:5. Matt 10:16. Eccl 8:1

Enable us to walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time. Col 4:5.

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion, and to behave ourselves wisely in a perfect way, with a perfect heart. Ps 101:2; Ps 112:5.

‹ We must pray for grace to direct and quicken us to, and to… · That we may be honest and sincere in our duty. ›

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.