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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, the spirit of a man hath greater liberty in private; there a man may pour forth 1his soul to the Lord, as Ha•a saith, 1 Sam. 1. which 2in public, he cannot do freely: there are many particular mercies, which he hath cause to be thankful to God for.
Besides, the spirit of a man hath greater libertie in private; there a man may powre forth 1his soule to the Lord, as Ha•a saith, 1 Sam. 1. which 2in publique, he cannot doe freely: there are many particular mercies, which he hath cause to be thankfull to God for.
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- 21 Sam. 1.
Besides, there is a particular pains that a man is to take with his heart, from day to day, which, 1in the public common petitions, he is not able to do: for, Beloved, know this, that the prayer, that is required from day to day, is not so much the performance of the duty, the doing of the task, but the end is to keep the heart in order; for, if sinful lust grow upon it, and […], and worldly mindedness, the end of this duty is to work them out again, to renew repentance again; and, when there is a forgetfulness of the covenant, when grace grows weak, when good desires begin to languish, to renew, and recover them, to put fuel to them: and this is not done by the performance of the public only; and therefore, I say, though you perform it in your families, and meet in the congregation, you must not think that this is enough, you are bound to a private performance of this duty.