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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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So again, the goodness of God; Lord thou art 1full of mercy; on the other side, I am full of misery: and when these are put together, it is a great means to strengthen our faith. And therefore, we see, David often expresseth his own calamity, his disease, how he was oppressed by enemies, and slandered, &c. and Gods mercy, that is the ground of it, God is full of compassion; as if he should say, thou art full of goodness, and I am in calamity, and misery, at this time, and that was an argument whereby he strengthened his faith.
So againe, the goodnesse of God; Lord thou art 1full of mercie; on the other side, I am full of miserie: and when these are put together, it is a great meanes to strengthen our faith. And therefore, we see, David often expresseth his owne calamitie, his disease, how he was oppressed by enemies, and slandered, &c. and Gods mercie, that is the ground of it, God is full of compassion; as if he should say, thou art full of goodnesse, and I am in calamitie, and miserie, at this time, and that was an argument whereby he strengthened his faith.
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So again, another Attribute of God is, his 1glory; when we make the Argument thus, Lord, thou hah an eye to thy glory, and I aim at thy glory: In such a request, it is a strong prevailing argument with him. You know, Moses prevailed with him, when he sought the saving of the whole people of Israel, Lord, saith he, thy name will be polluted, what will the Heathen say? and since I aim at thy glory in it, deny me not. And likewise Hezekiah, and David, they use the same Argu•nt ⟨p. 110⟩