We must stir up ourselves to praise God with the consideration both of the reason and of the encouragement we have to praise him. › The goodness of his grace relating to our souls and the life that is to come.

3. For the appointing of the Redeemer, and God’s gracious condescension to deal with men upon new terms, receding from the demands of the broken covenant of innocency.

We bless thee, that when sacrifice and offerings thou wouldst_not, and in them hadst no pleasure, then the eternal Son of God said, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God, and a body hast thou prepared me; and that as in the volume of the book it was written of him, he did delight to do thy will, O God ; yea, thy law was within his heart. Heb 10:5–7. Ps 40:7, 8.

Thou hast laid help upon one that is mighty, one chosen out of the people. Thou hast found David, thy servant; with thy holy oil thou hast anointed him, even with the oil of gladness above his fellows, and didst promise that with him thy hand should be established, and thy arm should strengthen him, and that thou wouldest make him thy first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. Ps 89:19–21, 27.

We bless thee, that the Father now judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son. That as he has life in himself, so he hath given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because his the Son of Man. That the Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand; and that the counsel of peace is between them both, John 5:22, 26, 27; John 3:35. Zech 6:13.

That he is thy servant, whom thou dost uphold, thine elect in whom thy soul delighteth, thy beloved Son, in whom thou art well pleased. That thou hast given him for a covenant of the people, and that through him we are not under the law, but under grace. Isa 42:1. Matt 17:5. Isa 49:8. Rom 6:14.

That God so loved the world, as to give his . only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.

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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.