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 we may be honest and sincere in our duty.

Let our wisdom be not that from beneath, which is earthly, sensual, devilish; but wisdom from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Jas 3:15, 17.

O that we may always have our conversation in the world, in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God. 2 Cor 1:12.

Lord, uphold us in our integrity, and set us before thy face for ever ; and let integrity and uprightness preserve us, for we wait on thee. Ps 41:12; Ps 25:21.

Let our hearts be sound in thy statutes, that we © be not ashamed; and let our eye be single, that our whole body may be full of light. Ps 119:80. Matt 6:22.

‹ That we may be prudent and discreet in our duty. · That we may be active and diligent 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.