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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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I must add another, you shall find it Phil. 4. 6 1whensoever you come to make your requests to the Lord, this is another condition, that he requires, to be thankful for the mercies you have received received already: in all things, saith he, let your requests be made known to the Lord, with thanksgiving: as if he should say, take heed of this, that whensoever you come to put up any petition to the Lord, you forget not the duty of thankfulness, but still, when you come to a•ke any thing, that you want, remember, that you give thanks for that you have. Beloved, this condition must not be omitted: you see the Lord himself puts it in very carefully, let your requests be made known with prayer, and supplication, and with thanksgiving. There is much reason why our petitions, and requests should be accompanied with thanksgiving to the Lord: for is it not reason when you come to ask somewhat for your selves, that you should do that also that is acceptable to God? will a man serve himself altogether, to come merely to ask the thing he wants? this a man man may do out of love to himself, out of respect to himself; but you must remember to do something that is pleasing and acceptable to the Lord. And therefore you shall find in the old law, they were commanded still to come with peace offerings, that is, offerings, wherein they expressed thankfulness, whensoever they had any special request to the Lord: you shall find that was the manner in Levit. & other places, that such a man as came to request any ⟨p. 138⟩thing at the Lords hands, might not come empty handed; and what should he bring with him? a peace offering: what was that? thankfulness for that peace he had enjoyed, that was a peace offering: for peace is a general word comprehending all kind of mercies. For what is our health, but the peace of our humours within? what is our cheerfulness, and joy, but the peace of conscience within? all the comfort we have in our name, and •ate, it is peace in the particular, &c, so I say, whensoever thou com•est with a petition, forget not to come with a peace offering, that is, forget not to come with thanksgiving to the Lord, for that which thou hast received: do somewhat that is acceptable to him, as well as seek for that which is useful for thy self. Beloved, there is much reason for it: