An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…

The Performances of his Family-Worship were the same Morning and Evening. He observed that under the Law, the Morning and the Evening Lamb, had the same Meat-offering and Drink-offering, Exod. 29. 38—41. He always began with a short, but very ⟨p. 79⟩solemn Prayer, imploring the Divine Presence and Grace, Assistance and Acceptance; particularly begging a Blessing upon the word to be read, in reference to which he often put up this Petition; That the same Spirit that indited the Scripture, would enable us to understand the Scripture, and to make up something to our selves out of it that may do us good: And esteeming the Word of God as his necessary Food, he would sometimes pray in a Morning, that our Souls might have a good Meal out of it. He commonly concluded even this short Prayer, as he did also his Blessings before and after Meat, with a Doxology, as Paul upon all occasions, To him be Glory, &c. which is properly Adoration, and is an Essential part of Prayer.

The Performances of his Family-Worship were the same Morning and Evening. He observed that under the Law, the Morning and the Evening Lamb, had the same Meat-offering and Drink-offering, Exod. 29. 38—41. He always began with a short, but very ⟨p. 79⟩solemn Prayer, imploring the Divine Presence and Grace, Assistance and Acceptance; particularly beging a Blessing upon the word to be read, in reference to which he often put up this Petition; That the same Spirit that indited the Scripture, would enable us to understand the Scripture, and to make up something to our selves out of it that may do us good: And esteeming the Word of God as his necessary Food, he would sometimes pray in a Morning, that our Souls might have a good Meal out of it. He commonly concluded even this short Prayer, as he did also his Blessings before and after Meat, with a Doxology, as Paul upon all occasions, To him be Glory, &c. which is properly Adoration, and is an Essential part of Prayer.