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The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole duty of prayer. Delivered in…The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in…
The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole duty of prayer. Delivered in five sermons upon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by W. Jones, 1629London: printed by W. Iones, 1629
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Again, it acknowledgeth his truth, that as he hath promised, so, I make account, he will perform it, when I go, and s•e to him, in a word, all the attributes of God are acknowledged in prayer. Therefore therein you worship him in a special manner, when you go, and seek to him, and pray to him, in so doing, you acknowledge him, yea you acknowledge him to be a Lord, and a father, as when we see a child run to a man, and ask him blessing, when we see him ask him ⟨p. 44⟩food, and raiment, we say, surely such a man is his father; so this very praying to God, is a worshipping of him, because it acknowledgeth his attributes, and his relation to us, and ours to him.
Againe, it acknowledgeth his truth, that as he hath promised, so, I make account, hee will performe it, when I go, and s•e to him, in a word, all the attributes of God are acknowledged in prayer. Therefore therein you worship him in a speciall manner, when you goe, and seek to him, and pray to him, in so doing, you acknowledge him, yea you acknowledge him to be a Lord, and a father, as when we see a childe run to a man, and aske him blessing, when we see him ask him ⟨p. 44⟩foode, and rayment, wee say, surely such a man is his father; so this very praying to God, is a worshipping of him, because it acknowledgeth his attributes, and his relation to vs, and ours to him.
But again. Thirdly, it will be objected, I 1but, al•s, what can the endeavours or the pray e•s of a weak man do? can they change the purpose of Almighty God, if he do not intend •o do this thing for •oe, shall I hope to alter him?