17. We must pray for grace to fit us for heaven, and that we may at length be put in possession of eternal life.

Lord, make us meet to partake of the inheritance of the saints in light; let God himself work us to the self-same thing, and give us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. Col 1:12. 2 Cor 5:5.

O that we may now have our conversation in heaven; that we may from thence with comfort look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus, who shall change our vile bodies, that they may be fashioned like unto his glorious body. Phil 3:20, 21.

O that we may set our affections on things that are above, and that our life may be hid with Christ in God, and when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, we also may appear with him in glory; that when he shall appear, we may be like him, may see him as he is; may behold his face in righteousness, and when we awake may be satisfied with his likeness. Col 3:2, 4. 1 John 3:2. Ps 17:15.

When we fail, let us be received into everlasting habitations, in the city that hath foundation, whose builder and maker is God; that we may be together for ever with the Lord, to see as we are seen, and know as we are known. Luke 16:9. Heb 11:10. 1 Thess 4:17. 1 Cor 13:12.

And in the mean time, help us to comfort ourselves and one another, with these words; and having this hope in us, to purify ourselves, even as Christ is pure. 1 John 3:3. a now, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort our hearts and stablish us in every good word and work. 2 Thess 2:16, 17.

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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.