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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
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.
1. THES. 5. 17. Pray continually.
Now we proceed to that which remains, something more we might add, for the answering of this, for the time of Gods granting our petitions, and for the measure, we touched it the last day a little.
NOvv vvee proceede to that vvhich remaines, something more vvee might adde, for the ansvvering of this, for the time of Gods granting our petitions, and for the measure, vvee touched it the last day a little.
For the time, we are deceived; in that we think, when God defers, he denies; for many times God defers for special reasons, and yet he grants the request, in the fittest time for us, as the physician knoweth the fittest time to give the 1patient physic of one kind or another; and in ⟨p. 64⟩this we must yield to God; as he doth all his works in the fittest time, so he grants our petitions in the fittest time; there is an appointed time for any deliverance to be granted, for any blessing, for any comfort, that we need, and have at his hands. Now, if our selves were judges, we would have things done for us in the most convenient time, we would have the smarting plaster pulled off, before the wound be healed, whereas it is i• best for us to have it kept on: Bel•ved, you shall find, that God divides between Satan, and us, in this case, as we see Rev. 2. 10