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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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Besides, when the heart is humbled, and broken, and contrite, it is an acceptable sacrifice to 1the Lord, which wins it at his hands: he smells a sweet savour from such a sacrifice above all other; yea it is that which sets a high price upon every sacrifice, that we offer; the best prayers, the best works, that proceed not from an humble heart, he regards them not: as Psal. 51. Lord, saith he, if […] sacrifice, then will not regard it, 2but the sacrifices of a contrite, and humble spirit, those thou regardest, and those sacrifices that proceed from it; when we come to make a petition to the Lord, (it was the manner in the old law not to come empty handed) a proud person comes empty-handed, but an humble person comes with a sacrifice, and the best sacrifice; because he sacrificeth himself, and his own will, that is, he empties himself of himself, he opens a d•re to the Lord […] come, and dwell in him, when a proud man […] him out, such a sacrifice ⟨p. 125⟩the Lord is well pleased with, and such a sacrifice speaks for one, it makes way for his requests, and therefore the Lord hearkens to it.
Besides, when the heart is humbled, and broken, and contrite, it is an acceptable sacrifice to 1the Lord, which winnes it at his hands: he smells a sweete savour from such a sacrifice aboue all other; yea it is that which sets a high price vpon every sacrifice, that we offer; the best prayers, the best workes, that proceede not from an humble heart, he regards them not: as Psal. 51. Lord, saith he, if 〈…〉 sacrifice, then will not regard it, 2but the sacrifices of a contrite, and humble spirit, those thou regardest, and those sactifices that proceede from it; when we come to make a petition to the Lord, (it was the manner in the old law not to come empty handed) a proud person comes empty-handed, but an humble person comes with a sacrifice, and the best sacrifice; because he facrificeth himselfe, and his owne will, that is, he empties himselfe of himselfe, he opens a dre to the Lord come, and dwell in him, when a proud man him out, such a sacrifice