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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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And so likewise, a little grace may be so used, 1and improved, that it may enable you to do much, it may preserve you from sinning against God, as well as a great measure: for the confirmation of this look to Rev. 3. 8. which is a notable 2place for this purpose, it is said there to the Church of Philadelphia, thou hast a little strength, they had but a little strength, and yet you see there what that little strength did: thou hast but a little strength, and yet thou hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name: there were but two things for them to do, to keep his word, and to be kept from running out to the denial of his name, and other sins: now the little strength they had, was sufficient for these ends: so that, we see, he finds no fault with that Church; other Churches, that had more strength, it may be, they fell into greater sinne•: but this is a rule which is true, you will find it true in all observation, 3through the Scriptures, that, sometimes, those that have great grace, yet they may fall into great sins, that they may be subject ⟨p. 68⟩to some strong prevailing lust; as David, you know, had great grace, and yet, we see, he was subject to great sins together with it.
And so likewise, a little grace may be so vsed, 1and improved, that it may inable you to doe much, it may preserue you from sinning against God, as well as a great measure: for the confirmation of this looke to Rev. 3. 8. which is a notable 2place for this purpose, it is said there to the Church of Philladelphia, thou hast a little strength, they had but a little strength, and yet you see there what that little strength did: thou hast but a little strength, and yet thou hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name: there were but two things for them to doe, to keepe his word, and to be kept from running out to the denial of his name, and other sinnes: now the little strength they had, was sufficient for these ends: so that, we see, hee findes no fault with that Church; other Churches, that had more strength, it may bee, they fell into greater sinne: but this is a rule which is true, you will finde it true in all observation,