Chapter 9: Forms of prayer

Some short forms of Prayer, for the use of those who may not be able to collect for themselves out of the foregoing materials.

The heads

• A prayer to be used by children
• Another paraphrase on the Lord’s prayer, in the words of the Assembly’s Shorter. Catechism
• Another prayer drawn out of my plain ca- techism for children, (which was first published in the year 1703,) which will be easy to those children who have learned that Catechism
• A morning prayer for a family
• An evening prayer for a family
• A family prayer for the Lord’s Day morning
• A family prayer for the Lord’s Day evening
• A prayer proper to be put up by parents for their children
• A prayer for the use of a particular person, before the receiving of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
• Another after the receiving of the Lord’s Supper
• An address to God before meat
• Another
• An address to God after meat

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.