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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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Likewise he will have it done for his honours sake, he will haven en call upon him, that they 1may learn to reverence him, and likewise that others might be s•irred up to reverence him, and to honour him, and to fear him. The servants of a Prince doing honour and reverence to their 2Lord, they stir up those that are lookers on: And as the Schoolmen say of glory. Glory is 3properly this, not when a man hath an excellency in him, (fo• that he may ha•e and yet be without glory) but glory is an ostentation, a showing out of that excellency. It is the phrase that is used in the Sacrament; you shall celebrate the Sacrament, that you may show forth the Lords death; so the Lord will have us come and call upon ⟨p. 13⟩his name to show forth the duty of prayer, and that we may show forth his glory. This is for the Lord himself.
Likewise he will haue it done for his honours sake, hee will hauen en call vpon him, that they 1may learne to reuerence him, and likewise that oothers might be s•irred vp to reverence him, and to honour him, and to feare him. The servants of a Prince doing honour and reverence to their 2Lord, they stirre vp those that are lookers on: And as the Schoolemen say of glory. Glory is 3properly this, not when a man hath an excellencie in him, (fo• that hee may ha•e and yet bee without glorie) but glory is an ostentation, a shewing out of that excellencie. It is the phrase that is vsed in the Sacrament; you shall celebrate the Sacrament, that you may shew forth the Lords death; so the Lord will haue vs come and call vpon