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.

24. For the prospect and hope of eternal life, when time shall be no more.

We thank thee for the crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him; the inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us. Jas 1:12.

That having here no continuing city, we are encouraged to seek the better country, that is, the heavenly, the city that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Heb 11:10; Heb 11:10, 16.

That we are in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, hath promised; and that all true believers, through grace, have eternal life abiding in them. Titus 1:2. 1 John 5:13.

‹ For the communion of saints, that spiritual communion… · We must give God thanks for the spiritual mercies bestowed… ›

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.