We must stir up ourselves to praise God with the consideration both of the reason and of the encouragement we have to praise him. › We must be particular in our thanksgivings to God

6. For our own share in the public plenty, peace, and tranquillity.

When we have eaten and are full, we have reason to bless thee for the good land which thou. hast given us; a land which the eyes of the Lord our God are always upon, from the beginning of the tg one to the end of the year. Deut 8:10; Deut 11:12.

Thou makest peace in our borders, and fillest us with the finest of the wheat. We are delivered from the noise of archers at the place of drawing water; there, therefore, will we rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even his righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages. Ps 147:14. Judg 5:11.

We thank thee that the powers that are set over us are ministers of God to us for good, that they seek the welfare of the people, speaking peace to all their seed. Rom 13:4. Esth 10:3.

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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.