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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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Moreover, another Caution to be observed is, that you take not too much business upon you: 1if you be straitened with business, and therefore cannot be so large in the performance of this duty, as otherwise you would, if you take not too much upon you, your selves are the cause of it: And therefore, he that takes less, he that spends more time in the things that belong to salvation, he hath made the better choice; As Mary made a better choice then Martha, though her employment were good.
Moreover, another Caution to be observed is, that you take not too much businesse vpon you: 1if you be straitned with businesse, and therefore cannot be so large in the performance of this duty, as otherwise you would, if you take not too much vpon you, your selues are the cause of it: And therefore, he that takes lesse, he that spends more time in the things that belong to salvation, he hath made the better choise; As Mary made a better choise then Martha, though her imployment were good.
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Likewise, as you must not pester your selves with too much business, so likewise you must 1take care, that your minds be not too much intent upon them; for too much intention of mind upon business, causeth distraction in prayer, and causeth us post over over the duty, as well as too much business: when a mans mind shoots it self too far in business, when it is too much occupied about it, when it is too much intent, when the soul cleaves too fast upon the business, ⟨p. 92⟩and cannot loose it self to the performance of spiritual duties, which require freedom.