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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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Again, the unchangeableness of God. When 1one comes to the Lord, and shall say to him, Lord, thou hast done thus, and thus in former times for thy servants, Lord, thou hast done thus, and t• for me, in another case; and thou art unchangeable, thou art the same •od: this i• a gre•t ⟨p. 111⟩means to strengthen our faith: as, you know, it is in your Law suits; when you have a president, it adds strength to the cause, and when we have presidents for this, it will add strength to us, and that strength is taken from Gods unchangeableness: if we put them together, Lord, thou art unchangeable, Lord, thou hast done it to other men, in the like case, thou hast done it to me also in the like case, it is a strong argument, and an argument, that David useth: You see ho• he is stayed by it, Psal. 22. 4. Lord, our fathers trusted in thee, an• were delivered, they 2trusted in thee, and were not confounded. As if he should say, Lord, thou art unchangeable, thou heardest them in the same case, when they trusted in thee; now, it is my case, and therefore I beseech thee to help me in my distress.
Againe, the vnchangeable•esse of God. When 1one comes to the Lord, and shall say to him, Lord, thou hast done thus, and thus in former times for thy servants, Lord, thou hast done thus, and t• for me, in another case; and thou art vnchangeable, thou art the same •od: this i• a gre•t