We must earnestly pray for the pardon and forgiveness of all our sins.

2. The merit and righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we rely upon as our main plea in our petition for the pardon of sin.

We know that as thou art gracious and merciful, so thou art the righteous God that loveth righteousness, and wilt by no means clear the guilty. We cannot say, Have patience with us, and we will pay thee all; for we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. But Jesus Christ is made of God to us righteousness ; being made sin for us, though he knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 1 Sam 18:27. Exod 36:7. Matt 18:26. Isa 64:6. 1 Cor 1:30. 2 Cor 5:21.

We have sinned, but we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1, 2.

It is God that justifieth, who is he that shall condemn? It is Christ that died, yea, rather that is risen again, and now is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us, and whose blood speaks better things than that of Abel. Rom 8:33, 34. Heb 12:24.

We desire to count every thing loss for Christ, that we may win Christ, and be found in him, not having any righteousness of our own,but that which is through the faith of Christ. Phil 3:7–9

This is the name whereby we will call him, The Lord our righteousness. In him, Lord, we believe, help thou our unbelief. Jer 23:6. Mark 9:24.

Lord, remember David and all his troubles—the son of David. Remember all his offerings, and accept his burnt sacrifice; and turn not away the face of thine anointed, who by his own blood is entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Ps 132:1; Ps 20:3. Heb 9:24.

Hast not thou thyself set forth thy Son, Christ Jesus, to be a propitiation for sin through faith in his blood, to declare thy righteousness for the remission of sins, to declare at this time thy righteousness, that thou mayest be just, and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus? And we now receive the atonement. Rom 3:25, 26; Rom 5:11.

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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.