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.

8. For his holy life, his excellent doctrine, and the glorious miracles he wrought to confirm his doctrine.

We bless thee for the assurance we have, that he is a teacher come from God, since no man could do those miracles which he did, except God were with him. John 3:2.

That thou hast in these last days spoken unto us by thy Son, whose doctrine was not his, but his that sent him, and he spake as one having authority; and that we are encouraged to come and learn of him, because he is meek and lowly in heart, and in learning of him we shall find rest to our souls. Heb 1:2. John 7:16. Matt 7:29

We bless thee that he hath left us an example, that we should follow his steps, in that he did not © sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, and when he was reviled, he reviled not again; and his meat and drink was to do the will of his Father, in that he was holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners. © that we may be armed with the same mind, and that as he was, so we may be in this world ; and that we may so walk even as he walked. 1 Pet 2:21–23. John 4:34. Heb 7:26. 1 Pet 4:1. 1 John 4:17

We bless thee, that the works which he did, the same bore witness of him, that the Father had sent him; that by his power the blind received their sight, the lame walked, the lepers were cleansed, the deaf heard, the dead were raised up, and the poor had the gospel preached to them ; and even the winds and the sea obeyed him, for which we glorify the God of Israel. Doubtless this was the Son-of God. John 5:36. Matt 11:5; Matt 8:27 ; Matt 15:38; Matt 27:54.

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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.