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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 in regard of us he requires saith, and will not hear us without it; because, as it is, 1James 1. 6. in the same place, where faith is required, 2there is good reason why it is required; for, saith the Apostle there, he that believes not, or be that wavers, he is like the wave of the Sea: that is, sometimes in his prayer, he is very earnest as a wave that swells high, sometimes again, he will be nothing at all; yea, saith the Apostle, he is not only uneven in the business in prayer, sometimes earnest and forward, and sometimes giving over again, off and on, but such a man is unstable in all his ways; for he that trusts in God, will be careful, not only in prayer, but to keep all his ways right, but he that trusts him not, wavers in every thing; he is (it may be) diligent in prayer, he will look to his ways for a time, but he rests not upon God, he rests upon other things; He is like a wave, he is not constant, and therefore faith is required Now, when I say, faith is required, know this, that there is a double faith required in our prayers to God.3
Besides in regard of vs hee requires saith, and will not heare vs without it; because, as it is, 1Iames 1. 6. in the same place, where faith is required, 2there is good reason why it is required; for, saith the Apostle there, hee that beleeues not, or bee that wavers, he is like the waue of the Sea: that is, sometimes in his prayer, hee is very earnest as a waue that swells high, sometimes againe, he will be nothing at all; yea, saith the Apostle, hee is not onely vneven in the businesse in praier, sometimes earnest and forward, and sometimes giving over againe, off and on, but such a man is vnstable in all his wayes; for he that trusts in God, will be carefull, not onely in prayer, but to keepe all his wayes right, but hee that trusts him not, wavers in every thing; hee is (it may be) diligent in prayer, he will looke to his wayes for a time, but he rests not vpon God, he rests vpon other things; He is like a wave, he is not constant, and therefore faith is required Now, when I say, faith is required, know this, that there is a double faith required in our prayers to God.