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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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a man, that is regenerate, a man that is borne of God, hath a seed remaining in him, though he do ⟨p. 133⟩sin, yet, saith the Apostle, he cannot sin, that is, he doth not agree, he doth not mingle with that sin, it hath no rest in his heart, but he works it out, in a passion; when he is shaken (as it were) when he is transported, when he is not himself, there may be a mixture, and the fountain, & the spring may be made muddy, yet let him come to himself, still he works it out; that is to have a pure heart. So that a man thus affected may come with boldness to the throne of grace, and not be discouraged; what though thy sins be many, and very great, and often repeated? yet, if thou find in thy self such a disposition of pureness, and holiness, still to cleanse thy self, though thou be still polluted and defiled, I can assure thee, thy heart is pure, thou mayest go with confidence to the throne of grace.
a man, that is regenerate, a man that is borne of God, hath a seed remaining in him, though he doe ⟨p. 133⟩sin, yet, saith the Apostle, he cannot sin, that is, he doth not agree, hee doth not mingle with that sinne, it hath no rest in his heart, but he workes it out, in a passion; when he is shaken (as it were) when he is transported, when he is not himselfe, there may be a mixture, and the fountaine, & the spring may be made muddy, yet let him come to himselfe, still he workes it out; that is to haue a pure heart. So that a man thus affected may come with boldnesse to the throne of grace, and not be discouraged; what though thy sinnes be many, and very great, and often repeated? yet, if thou finde in thy selfe such a disposition of purenesse, and holinesse, still to clense thy selfe, though thou be still polluted and defiled, I can assure thee, thy heart is pure, thou maist go with confidence to the throne of grace.
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