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.

4. For the early and ancient indications of the gracious design concerning fallen man.

We bless thee, that as soon as ever man had sinned, it was graciously promised that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent’s head, and that in the Old Testament sacrifices, Jesus Christ was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Gen 3:15. Rev 13:8.

And that by faith the elders, though they received not the promise, yet obtained a good report, for they obtained witness that they were righteous. Heb 11:2, 4, 39.

We bless thee for the promise made to Abraham, that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed; and to Jacob, that the Shiloh should come, and to him should the gathering of the people be; and that the patriarchs rejoiced to see Christ’s day, and they saw it and were glad. Gen 12:3; Gen 49:10. John 8:56.

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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.