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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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I need not say much to you; for I think there is none here that doubt of it, but that a set form 1of prayer may be used: you know, Christ prescribed a form, you know, there were certain Psalms that were prayers that were used constantly; and therefore there is no doubt but that▪ a set for me may be used, we have that example for it: And in the Church, at all times, in the primitive times of the Church, and all along to the beginning of the reformed ti•es, to Luther, and Calvins […], •till, in all times, the Church ⟨p. 81⟩had set forms they used, and I know no objection against it of weight. One main objection is this:
I need not say much to you; for I thinke there is none here that doubt of it, but that a set forme 1of prayer may be vsed: you know, Christ prescribed a forme, you know, there were certaine Psalmes that were prayers that were vsed constantly; and therefore there is no doubt but that▪ a set for me may be vsed, wee haue that example for it: And in the Church, at all times, in the primatiue times of the Church, and all along to the beginning of the reformed ti•es, to Luther, and Calvins 〈…〉, •till, in all times, the Church ⟨p. 81⟩had set formes they vsed, and I know no obiection against it of weight. One maine obiection is this:
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