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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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In that case, a man may be very earnest, and yet he cannot build upon it, to say, my heart is much enlarged in prayer, and therefore I shall be heard; but take in this, when the heart is enlarged with holy desires, and that in a special manner, somewhat more then ordinary, as that, you see, it is the work of the spirit of God, quickening your heart, opening it wide, strengthening, and ⟨p. 102⟩enlarging it, and sh•pening grace, and holiness in you, in those requests, you put up to […], in this case, build upon it, your prayers are heard from that ground, we have given you, be knows the meaning of the Spirit. So much shall serve for those cases of Conscience in this spiritual duty of calling upon God.
In that case, a man may bee very earnest, and yet hee cannot build vpon it, to say, my heart is much inlarged in prayer, and therefore I shall be heard; but take in this, when the heart is inlarged with holy desires, and that in a speciall manner, somewhat more then ordinary, as that, you see, it is the worke of the spirit of God, quickning your heart, opening it wide, strengthening, and ⟨p. 102⟩inlarging it, and sh•pening grace, and holinesse in you, in those requests, you put vp to 〈…〉, in this case, build vpon it, your prayers are heard from that ground, we haue given you, bee knowes the meaning of the Spirit. So much shall serue for those cases of Conscience in this spirituall duty of calling vpon God.
Now the last thing we propounded was this. What the qualification is that is required in our 1prayers: for, now we have said so much of prayer, it is a necessary thing, that we know, what conditions are required, that it may be acceptable.