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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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But now for the other part of the objection it 1may be, many among you now are ready to say, I have prayed for such and such things, and I have been earnest, and yet the Lord hath denied me: my Beloved, if we can satisfy this objection, we shall then take this impediment away, that we propound in this objection, that hath these two parts. Therefore to this I answer.
But now for the other part of the obiection it 1may be, many among you now are ready to say, I haue prayed for such and such things, and I haue beene earnest, and yet the Lord hath denied me: my Beloved, if we can satisfie this obiection, we shall then take this impediment away, that we propound in this obiection, that hath these two parts. Therefore to this I answere.
- 1Answ: to 2. part of object.Answ: to 2. part of obiect.
First, if thou hast not been heard in thy prayer, 1consider, if thou hast not prayed amiss; it is a common fault among us, when we have spent much time in prayer, &, it may be, we have spent time in fasting, & praying & the thing is not granted; we presently lay it upon the Lord, that he hath not heard, when many times, the cause is 2our not praying, as we ought, it may be thou hast been very earnest, and therefore thou hopest thou hast done very well: I tell thee, thou mayest be very earnest, and importunate with the Lord, when it may be no more but a natural desire, when a man hath need •o be directed in a difficult case, that much concerns him; when he hath need to be extricated, and taken out of such a difficulty, and strait, wherein he is involved, when he hath need of success, in such an enterprise, or any thing of that nature; I say, a man may be earnest with the Lord in such a case, and yet his prayer may be amiss, it may not be a spiritual prayer, it may not be an expression of holy desires to the Lord; for they