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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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To this I answer, that a man is bound, (notwithstanding 1any sin that he hath committed, be it what it will be) to keep his course constantly in prayer, and not to omit it, not to keep off, not to defer it. And my ground for it is, because this is a duty, it is a charge that God hath laid upon all, to pray continually; that is, at the least twice a day, as we showed before, to keep a constant course in it: now, it is certain, our failing in one thing, must not excuse us in another. 2When the duty lies on us, we have no dispensation to be negligent in it; and therefore we are bound to do it.
To this I answere, that a man is bound, (notwithstanding 1any sinne that he hath committed, be it what it will be) to keepe his course constantly in prayer, and not to omit it, not to keepe off, not to deferre it. And my ground for it is, because this is a duty, it is a charge that God hath layed vpon all, to pray continually; that is, at the least twice a day, as we shewed before, to keepe a constant course in it: now, it is certaine, our failing in one thing, must not excuse vs in another. 2When the dute lyes on vs, wee haue no dispensation to be negligent in it; and therefore we are bound to doe it.
- 1Ans. In this case prayer is not to be neglected.
- 2Note.
Again, consider this, that a particular offence doth not offend so much, as if we grow strangers 1to God: as if we grow to a general rebellion against him. As, put the case, a child commits a great offence against his father, yet, if he run