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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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There are two things to effect a business, that 1is, prayer and means both: we do not say prayer is the only means; indeed, then the other were excluded, but since it is but a part, and the other makes up the total means of bringing any thing to pass, it doth not exclude them, but they may be both joined together, prayer, and the use of the means. This is enough to show that we may use means, we may pray, & lay our hand on the plough, we may seek to God, and be diligent, and as diligent […] body ⟨p. 95⟩else; But now these three Cautions are to be 2observed..
There are two things to effect a businesse, that 1is, praier and meanes both: we doe not say praier is the onelie meanes; indeed, then the other were excluded, but since it is but a part, and the other makes vp the totall meanes of bringing any thing to passe, it doth not exclude them, but they may bee both ioyned together, praier, and the vse of the meanes. This is enough to shew that we may vse means, we may pray, & lay our hand on the plowe, wee maie seeke to God, and bee diligent, and as diligent 〈…〉 bodie ⟨p. 95⟩else; But now these three Cautions are to bee 2observed..
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- 2Cautions about the use of meansCautions about the vse of meanes