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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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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.
Secondly, there must be a faith in the promises, as is expressed in the other words, hee keepeth Covenant for ever. So likewise, to expresse the defect of it: You see when Martha, and Marie came to Christ to raise Lazirus, they believed hee was readie enough to doe it, (there was faith in his willingnesse) but they wanted faith in his providence: for Martha comes to him, & tels him, Lord saith she, he hath beene in the graue foure dayes; as if she had said, surely now it cannot be done, if thou hadst come sooner, it might haue beene brought to passe; so she beleeved him to be willing, but there wanted faith in the providence.
Again, as here faith in the providence was wanting, so, we see, in the leper, there was faith in the providence, (it may be, the other was wanting, but that is not expressed, it is more probable he had both) Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me whole. Here was an evidence of faith in the providence, he acknowledgeth his power, if thou wilt, thou canst make me whole; but because Christ did answer him, it is likely he had ⟨p. 108⟩faith in the promise too; So, I say, there must be a faith, first, in the providence; secondly, there must be a faith also in the promise of God: you have ground enough for that, you have his sure word for it, he hath said, ask and ye shall have, seek and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you; and whatsoever you ask, if it be according 1