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.

9. For the great encouragement Christ gave to poor sinners to come to him.

We bless thee that Jesus Christ came to call not the righteous, but sinners (such as we are) to repentance, and had power on earth to forgive sin ; that he came to save his people from their sins, and is the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world ; and that he is (to his honour, not to his reproach) a friend to publicans and sinners. Matt 9:6, 13; Matt 1:21. John 1:29. Matt 11:19.

We thank thee for the gracious invitation he gave to those who are weary and heavy laden, to come to him for rest; and for the assurance he hath given, that whosoever comes unto him, he will in no wise cast him out. Matt 11:28. John 6:37.

That he made a gracious offer, that whosoever thirst might come unto him and drink. John 7:37.

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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.