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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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even as you see in opposition in the disputes of scholars, and all 1kind of contentions in law, or any thing else; the stronger the objection is, where there is ability in the party, it produceth new notions, and new answers, and puts them more to it; so these assaults, and temptations, when there is truth of heart within, it draws out more holiness to God, and more strength, it multiplies the graces of God within: so that the graces receive increase, the more they are exercised, and intended, and sinful lusts decrease, the mind is more emptied forth; the ch•e that is in v• and the dross is more winnowed out, and the heart is more cleansed from it. So much […] serve for this, that whosoever will come to the Lord in prayer must sanctify him in his heart, that is, he must come with a holy, and with a pure heart. We have showed what this holiness, and pureness is, where is it consists, and likewise how the objection is answered, that might deceive us. So much for that property.
even as you see in opposition in the disputes of schollers, and all 1kind of contentions in law, or any thing else; the stronger the ob•ection is, where there is ability in the partie, it produceth new notions, and new answers, and puts them more to it; so these assaults, and temptations, when there is truth of heart within, it drawes out more holinesse to God, and more strength, it multiplies the graces of God within: so that the graces receive increase, the more they are exercised, and intended, and sinfull lusts decrease, the minde is more emptied forth; the ch•e that is in v• and the drosse is more wi•nowed out, and the heart is more clensed from it. So much 〈…〉 serue for this, that whosoever will come to the Lord in prayer must sanctifie him in his heart, that is, he must come with a holy, and with a pure heart. We haue shewed what this holinesse, and purenesse is, where is it consists, and likewise how the obiection is answered, that might deceiue vs. So much for that property.