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

3. The promises God hath made in his word to pardon and absolve all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel.

Lord, is not this the word which thou hast spoken, That if the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and return unto the Lord, even to our God, thou wilt abundantly pardon, ‘wilt multiply to pardon? Isa 55:7.

To thee the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against thee. Dan 9:9.

Is not this the covenant which thou hast made with the house of Israel, that thou wilt take away their sins; that thou wilt forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more; that the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found? Rom 11:27. Jer 31:34; Jer 50:20.

Hast thou not said, that if the wicked will turn from all his sins which he hath committed, and keep thy statutes he shall live, he shall not die, all his transgressions shall not be mentioned unto him ? Ezek 18:21, 22.

Hast thou not appointed that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in Christ’s name unto all nations? Luke 24:47.

Didst thou not promise that when the sins of Israel were put upon the head of the scape-goat, they should be sent away into the wilderness, into a land not inhabited? And as far as the east is from the west, so far dost thou remove our transgressions from us? Lev 16:21, 22. Ps 103:12.

O remember these words unto thy servants, upon which thou hast caused us to hope. Ps 119:49.

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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.