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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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Besides this, I beseech you to consider this, every 1man desires joy, and comfort, & commonly one thing that keeps us off from this duty, is sports and pleasures, one thing or other, that we take delight in, which damp and hinder us in these things, in spiritual performances, Prayer is the best way of all other to fill thy heart with joy, as we see in Joh. 16. 24. he saith there, In my name 2you have asked nothing hitherto, but now ask that your joy may be full. This is one motive that Christ useth to exhort us to be frequent in this duty, that our joy may be full: that I take to be the meaning of that of James the 5. If any be sad, let him 3pray; not only because prayer is feeble to such a disposition, but likewise it will cheer him up, it is the way to get comfort, if any be sad, let him pray. So it is in the 4th to the […]. […] 4make your requests known: and the peace of God […] ⟨p. 23⟩keep you in the Communion of Jesus Christ. That is it, that brings peace, and quietness; and therefore there is much reason, why we should be constant in this duty, it is that which quickens us, it is that which fills us with joy, and comfort, and with peace, which is that that every one desires.
Besides this, I beseech you to consider this, every 1man desires ioy, and comfort, & commonly one thing that keepes vs off from this duty, is sports and pleasures, one thing or other, that we take delight in, which dampe and hinder vs in these things, in spirituall performances, Prayer is the best way of al other to fil thy heart with ioy, as we see in Ioh. 16. 24. he saith there, In my name 2