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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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First, let a man examine his heart and his life diligently, look back to all his former ways, consider, and go through all the particulars; see if there be any thing amiss, if there be any tincture of uncleanness yet lying upon him, that is not yet washed away, if there be any pollution, any defilement of flesh, or spirit, and let him know that it is but labour lost, it is but a provoking of the Lord, to come as a man unprepared, to draw near to him, except he be cleansed.
First, let a man examine his heart and his life diligently, looke backe to all his former wayes, consider, and goe through all the particulars; see if there be any thing amisse, if there bee any tincture of vncleannesse yet lying vpon him, that is not yet washed away, if there be any pollution, any defilement of flesh, or spirit, and let him know that it is but labour lost, it is but a provoking of the Lord, to come as a man vnprepared, to draw neere to him, except hee be cleansed.
But you will say, how shall we be cleansed?
But you will say, how shall we be clensed?
I answer, you are cleansed by renewing your 1repentance, and sprinkling the blood of Christ: when a man humbles himself for his sin, and entereth into covenant with God, not to return unto it, when he makes his heart perfect, and 2sincere with the Lord in that particular.
I answere, you are clensed by renewing your 1