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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 answer, that to pray in faith is to go as far as the promise goes. Now no particular 1man hath any particular promise, that he shall have such a deliverance, that he shall have such a particular mercy granted him; and therefore it is not required to believe that particular thing should be done.
I answere, that to pray in faith is to goe as farre as the promise goes. Now no particular 1man hath any particular promise, that hee shall haue such a deliverance, that he shall haue such a particular mercie granted him; and therefore it is not required to belieue that particular thing should be done.
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But you will say; what faith is it then that is 1required?
- 1Object. What faith is, requiredObiect. What faith is, required
I say, it is enough to believe that God is a father, that he is ready to hear, and not 1only that he is ready to hear, but that he is ready to do that which is best for me, in such a particular: for both are required, that you believe him to be well affected towards you, as a father, as one that tenders your good, and not only so, but that he will do that, in that particular, that shall be most for his own glory, and for your good: and, if you do so, you pray in faith; though, for the particular, you know not, whether it shall be granted, or no. Indeed, if we had a particular promise, as Elijah had that it should not rain, &c. in that case, we were bound to believe in particular, but not having that, we are not tied unto it: for the promise is the object of faith, and the habit is