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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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If you make conscience of one commandment, why do you not of another? consider Daniel in 1this case, Dan. 6. he would not omit a constant course of prayer, he did it 3. times a days, & that was his ordinary custom. If he would not omit it to spare his life, if he would not omit it in such a case of danger as that, why will you omit it for business, for a little advantage, for a little gain, for a little wealth or pelf, or pomp or pleasure, or whatsoever may draw you from that duty? do but consider what an unreasonable, and how unequal a thing it is, that when the Lord gives us meat and drink, and clothes, from day to day, when he gives us sleep, every night, when he provides for us such comforts, as we have need of (as there is not the least creature that doth us any service, but as far as he sets it a work to do that service) for us to forget him, and not to give him thanks, and not to ask these things at his hands, not to seek unto him, but to live as without God in the world, as we do, when we neglect this duty. I say, it is a profession 2of living without God in the world; we are strangers to him, it is open rebellion against him. Therefore take heed of omitting it, take heed of neglecting it.
If you make conscience of one commandemēt, why doe you not of another? consider Daniel in 1this case, Dan. 6. hee would not omit a constant course of prayer, he did it 3. times a dayes, & that was his ordinary custome. If he would not omit it to spare his life, if he would not omit it in such a case of danger as that, why will you omit it for businesse, for a little aduantage, for a little gaine, for a little wealth or pelie, or pompe or pleasure, or whatsoever may draw you from that duty? doe but consider what an vnreasonable, and how vnequall a thing it is, that when the Lord giues vs meate and drinke, and cloathes, from day to day, when he giues vs sleepe, euerie night, when hee prouides for vs such comforts, as wee haue neede of (as there is not the least creature that doth vs any service, but as farre as he sets it a worke to doe that service) for vs to forget him, and not to giue him thankes, and not to ask these things at his hands, not to seeke vnto him, but to liue as without God in the world, as we do, when we neglect this duty. I say, it is a profession