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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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she believed the thing should be done: and therefore, if you find solicitude, and perplexity in your minds, it is a sign that your prayers want so much faith; for if you did rest upon God, you would be quiet, and secure in him.
she believed the thing should be done: and therefore, if you finde solicitude, and perplexitie in your mindes, it is a signe that your prayers want so much faith; for if you did rest vpon God, you would bee quiet, and secure in him.
Secondly, if you do believe, you will continue 1in prayer. You know, it was an argument of the faith of the woman of Canaan, that she continued, that she would take no denial; though the Lord denied her, and put her off, yet she held out: and what was the reason of it? because she believed that he was the son of David, that he ⟨p. 114⟩was merciful, and that he would hear in the end. So that continuance in prayer, is an argument we do believe the Lord. As a man that believes, that such a man is within the house whom 2he desires to speak with, he is content to wait long. Or one, that hath a suite, and he knows that he shall have an end of it, at this time, he will never give over: So it is in this case, if we believe, we will be content to wait, •e t•at believes, will […] make •ste; because he trusts in God, and depends upon him.
Secondly, if you doe beleeue, you will continue 1in prayer. You know, it was an argument of the faith of the woman of Canaan, that she continued, that she would take no deniall; though the Lord denied her, and put her off, yet she held out: and what was the reason of it? because she beleeved that he was the sonne of David, that hee