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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 answer briefly, though the Priest give all acceptance 1to the sacrifice, and our prayers are ⟨p. 145⟩accepted through him, yet that is not all, there are two things besides required, that the person, that brings the sacrifice, be clean; no impure person was to bring a sacrifice: secondly, that the sacrifice be without blemish, he that hath a male, and bring• a female, is cursed: So this is required, that the person be righteous, and that the prayer be fervent, such as is indited by the help of Gods spirit, that it may be a sacrifice fit for the Lord. But now, that we have from Christ, is this, that though the person be so, and the prayer thus qualified, and have those forenoted conditions in it, yet it is not acceptable, without the Priest. And therefore this should encourage you, when you consider the glorious God, his holiness, that great distance between him and you, and your selves, on the other side, how vile and sinful you are, and unfit to come and put up your requests to him; now, when you think of a Mediator, of an high Priest, who is entered into heaven, who is gone thither, and sits at the right •and of Majesty, making intercession for you, when you consider there is one high Priest, who is able to prevail, not like the Priests in the law, but one, that i• over the house of God, one that is the very son, that is not entered in through the blood of B•lls, and Goats, but with his own blood; when out of this you shall receive confide […], and come •eere him with boldness, this is to •ake use of Christ, and to offer sacrifice in hi•. There is no more remaining now, but […], when you have considered all the conditions ⟨p. 146⟩mentioned, and stead your prayers according to the•, that you b• confide•t, and expect much, that when you have prayed, you may say thus, Lord, I expect now the granting of them, thou canst not now deny them, Lord, I will wait now. And this is our fault, when we have prayed, and the thing comes not presently, we are ready to give over, we are not willing to wait. Beloved, that is one thing specially to be remembered, w must so far magnify our prayers, we must set a price upon them so far and so esteem them, and think them of that worth, that they will bring the thing to pass.