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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The one is a faith in the providence of God, the other is a faith in his promise.
First, I say, faith in the providence, which is a thing of much moment, and we are apt to forget it. We see it clearly, Psal. 146. Blessed is he that trusts in the God of Jacob, &c. who made heaven, and 1earth, and the sea, who keeps Covenant, and mercy for ever; you see faith there required in the providence, he made heaven and earth, and the Sea, is he such a God, who is able to bring any thing to pass; for he made heaven, and earth; and is he not able to do any thing besides?
First, I say, faith in the providence, which is a thing of much moment, and we are apt to forget it. We see it cleerely, Psal. 146. Blessed is hee that trusts in the God of Iacob, &c. who made heaven, and 1earth, and the sea, who keepes Covenant, and mercie for ever; you see faith there required in the providence, he made heaven and earth, and the Sea, is he such a God, who is able to bring any thing to passe; for he made heaven, and earth; and is he not able to doe any thing besides?
- 1Psal: 146. 5. 6.
Secondly, there must be a faith in the promises, as is expressed in the other words, he keepeth Covenant for ever. So likewise, to express the defect of it: You see when Martha, and Mary came to Christ to raise Lazarus, they believed he was ready enough to do it, (there was faith in his willingness) but they wanted faith in his providence: for Martha comes to him, & tells him, Lord saith she, he hath been in the grave four days; as if she had said, surely now it cannot be done, if thou hadst come sooner, it might have been brought to pass; so she believed him to be willing, but there wanted faith in the providence.