A Method for Prayer, "A Family Prayer for the Lord's Day Evening," in The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry (London: J. O. Robinson, 1830), p. 697

Lord, we come to thee as a Father, by Jesus Christ the Mediator, and earnestly desire by repentance and faith to turn from the world and the flesh to God in Jesus Christ, as our ruler and portion. We are sorry that we ha…