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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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First, in that such prayers, as the Lord accepts, are an expression of holy desires, such desires as rise 1from the regenerate part of a man; Hence then we see that all natural men are in a miserable condition, when times of extremity come; and when the day of death comes, when there is no help in the world, but seeking to the Lord, when all the creatures forsake them, and are not able to help them; and there is no way to go to the Lord but by prayer; if prayer be an effect, and fruit of the regenerate part of a man, a carnal man is not able to help himself, he is in a miserable condition. Therefore let men consider this that put all off to times of extremity. Put the case, thou hast warning enough, at such a time. Put the case thou hast the use of thy understanding, yet thou art not able to do any good without this: For, if there be not grace in the heart, thou art ⟨p. 19⟩not able to make a spiritual prayer to the Lord, that the Lord accepts. Therefore take heed of deferring, and putting off. Labour to be regenerate, to have your hearts renewed, while you have time, and if thou be not able to call upon God in the time of health, how wilt thou do it when thy wits, and thy spirit are spent, and lost, and in the times of sickness and extremity: therefore let that be considered, which we do but touch by the way briefly.
First, in that such prayers, as the Lord accepts, are an expression of holy desires, such desires as rise 1from the regenerate part of a man; Hence then we see that all natural men are in a miserable condition, when times of extreamitie come; and when the day of death comes, when there is no helpe in the world, but seeking to the Lord, when all the creatures forsake them, and are not able to helpe them; and there is no way to goe to the Lord but by prayer; if prayer bee an effect, and fruit of the regenerate part of a man, a carnal man is not able to helpe himselfe, hee is in a miserable condition. Therefore let men consider this that put all off to times of extreamitie. Put the case, thou hast warning enough, at such a time. Put the case thou hast the vse of thy vnderstanding, yet thou art not able to doe any good without this: For, if there be not grace in the heart, thou art ⟨p. 19⟩