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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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Besides, consider, when a man commits a great sin, he makes a great gap in his conscience, he 1makes a great breach there, and will you have that breach lye open? is not that very dangerous? is not that the way to bring in more •in, and to suffer those good things that are in the heart to steal out? I will give you but one instance for this: You see, St. Peter, when he had committed a great sin, in denying his master, and forswearing of him too, yet, because he came in presently, and repented, and sought pardon, (as you know he did) you see, he was preserved from running into further arrearages: for he made up the gap, he made up the breach.
Besides, consider, when a man commits a great finne, he makes a great gap in his conscience, he 1makes a great breach there, and will you haue that breach lye open? is not that very dangerous? is not that the way to bring in more •in, and to suffer those good things that are in the heart to steale out? I will giue you but one instance for this: You see, St. Peter, when he had committed a great sinne, in denying his master, and forswearing of him too, yet, because he came in presently, and repented, and sought pardon, (as you know hee did) you see, hee was preserved from running into further arrerages: for hee made vp the gappe, hee made vp the breach.
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We see, on the other side, when David had committed that sin with Batb•eba, and did not come unto God, as he should have done, to keep his constant course in sacrificing unto him, in repenting, and renewing his repentance, and praying to him, you know, how many sins he fell into: and likewise, that was the case of Solomon, you know, to what a height he grew, by not coming unto God, at his first failing: and therefore, I say, there is reason, that we should do it, though the sin be great, we ought to come in, and to keep our course constantly.