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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, fervency is, not only loud praying, but continual knocking, when a men is not only 1importune with the Lord, but •ee continues long, he will not give over, till he have got the ble•ing. You know, […] fervency w• seen in that, that he […] all night, he wrestled […] the Lord. What was the reason that he wrestled? 2he would not let him go, till he had got the blessing, till he had obtained the thing he sought for. So, I say, this earnestness, and continuance in prayer, the breaking through all difficulties, this is to wrestle with the Lord: for all wrestling, and striving, you know, supposeth some opposition on the other part. Indeed, if there were no opposition, it were a small thing; but, I say, when the Lord is most backward, when the thing is most improbable, when there is much difficulty, that you know not how it should be brought to pass, yet you continue […], and give the Lord no rest, you will not give over, this i• fervency in prayer, and this i• a condition that the Lord requires. Only these two […] must be remembered, that we mistake not this fervency.3
Secondly, fervencie is, not onely loud praying, but continuall knocking, when a men is not onely 1importu•e with the Lord, but •ee continues long, he will not giue over, till he haue got the ble•ing. You know, 〈…〉 fervency w• seene in that, that he 〈…〉 all night, he wrestled 〈…〉 the Lord. What was the reason that he wrestled? 2