18. We must pray for the good things of life, with an humble submission to the will of God.

Lord, thou hast told us that godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come; and that if we seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, other things shall be added to us; and therefore we cast all our care about these things upon thee, who carest for us ; for our heavenly Father knows that we have need of all these things. 1 Tim 4:8. Matt 6:32–33. 1 Pet 5:7. Matt 6:32.

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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.