Chapter 8: The Lord’s Prayer
A paraphrase on the Lord’s Prayer, in Scripture expressions.
The Lord’s prayer being intended not only for a form of prayer itself, but a rule of direction, a plan or model in little, by which we may frame our prayers; and the expressions being remarkably concise, and yet vastly comprehensive, it will be of good use sometimes to lay it before us, and observing the method and order of it, to dilate upon the several passages and petitions of it, that we may use it the more intelligently ; of which we shall only ‘here give a specimen, in the assistance we may have from some other scriptures.
The heads
- Our Father which art in heaven
- Hallowed be thy name
- Thy kingdom come
- Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven
- Give us this Day our daily bread
- And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
- And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
- For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. amen
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.