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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, it is an an argument that we trust 1not in God, That we make not account of our prayers, except we be diligent in the use of the means; therefore we are far from excluding them: for, if you seek to God, and trust to your prayers, and think that they will prevail with him, it will work this effect, That you will be careful to use such means, as God hath ordained to bring the thing to pass. Even as, if a man seek to a Physician, to such a Physician, that he trust▪ 2to, into whose hands he would put his life; When this Physician prescribes such a course, such a diet, and such a thing to be taken at such a time, the more he rests upon the Physician, the more careful he will be to observe his prescription, and rules: And so, in this case, the more you rest on God, the more careful you will be to use such means, as he hath appointed, when he hath said, these, and these means are to be used. In this ⟨p. 94⟩case, I say, it is a sign your prayers are more to purpose, when you are diligent in the use of them, when you dare not sleight nor neglect them.
Besides, it is an an argument that wee trust 1not in God, That wee make not accompt of our prayers, except wee bee diligent in the vse of the meanes; therefore wee are farre from excluding them: for, if you seeke to God, and trust to your prayers, and thinke that they will prevaile with him, it will worke this effect, That you will bee carefull to vse such meanes, as God hath ordeined to bring the thing to passe. Even as, if a man seeke to a Phisitian, to such a Phisitian, that hee trust▪ 2to, into whose hands hee would put his life; When this Phisitian prescribes such a course, such a dyet, and such a thing to bee taken at such a time, the more hee rests vpon the Phisitian, the more carefull hee will bee to obserue his prescription, and rules: And so, in this case, the more you rest on God, the more carefull you will be to vse such meanes, as hee hath appointed, when hee hath said, these, and these meanes are to bee vsed. In this