We must stir up ourselves to praise God with the consideration both of the reason and of the encouragement we have to praise him. › We must be particular in our thanksgivings to God

1. We must give thanks that he has made: us reasonable creatures, capable of knowing, loving, serving, and enjoying him, and that he hath not made us like the beasts that perish.

We will praise thee, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and that our souls, our nobler part, know right well ; for no man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man, which is in him. Ps 139:14. 1 Cor 2:11.

Thou hast made us of that rank of beings which is a little lower than the angels, and is crowned with glory and honour; for there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. And the spirit of a man is the candle of the Lord. Our bodies.are capable of being the temples of the Holy Ghost, and our souls of having the Spirit of God dwelling in them; we therefore glorify thee with our bodies, and with our spirits, which are thine. Ps 8:5. Job 32:8. Prov 20:27. Cor. vi 10, 20; Prov 3:16.

Thou, Lord, hast formed us for thyself, that we might show forth thy praise. Isa 43:21.

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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.