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Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant…Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant…
Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant and lively description of spiritual death and life. III. The doctrine of self-denial. IV. Upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Doctor of Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty; master of Emanuel College, and sometime preacher of Lincolns Inn.Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant and lively description of spirituall death and life. III. The doctrine of selfe-deniall. IV. Vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie; master of Emanuel Colledge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Thomas for Michael Sparke, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The prayer of the righteous ⟨p. 325⟩man availeth much, if it be fervent. Now as this is required in the person, so there is somewhat required in the prayer also, that is, that it be fervent and faithful; that it be fervent, you have it in the same place, The prayer of a righteous man availeth much if it be fervent; that is, it must be a prayer made from the sense of the misery that is in us, & from the mercy of God, when a man takes a thing to heart, that he prays for, and comes with confidence to be heard, for that makes him fervent. This the Lord will have, and also he will have it faithful: James the first, when the Apostle exhorts them to prayer, if any man want wisdom (saith he) let him ask it of God. 1but then mark, he carefully puts in this condition, see that He pray in faith, that is, believe that it shall be done unto him: now this faith includes repentance, for no man can believe that he shall be heard, except he make his heart perfect with God: If he allow any sin in himself, he cannot believe upon any good ground: therefore when I say it must be faithful, that also is included, we must regard no wickedness in our hearts, for in such a case, the Lord hears not, he hears not sinners. 2So that this you must remember; First,3 the person must be righteous, and the prayer must be fervent and faithful,
The prayer of the righteous ⟨p. 325⟩man availeth much, if it be fervent. Now as this is required in the person, so there is somewhat required in the praier also, that is, that it be fervent and faithfull; that it be fervent, you have it in the same place, The prayer of a righteous man availeth much if it be fervent; that is, it must be a prayer made from the sence of the misery that is in us, & from the mercy of God, when a man takes a thing to heart, that he prayes for, and comes with confidence to bee heard, for that makes him fervent. This the Lord will have, and also he will have it faithfull: Iames the first, when the Apostle exhorts them to praier, if any man want wisdome (saith he) let him aske it of God.