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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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Not to repeat what hath been delivered, but to press this point on us a little further (for what is more necessary, then that we should keep a constant course in this duty, since the very life of Religion consists in it?) I add this to all I pressed in the morning, 1that if you do neglect it, it exposeth you to great disadvantage, both for the outward man, and for the inward man, and there are but these two that you need to care for.
NOt to repeate what hath beene delivered, but to presse this point on vs a little further (for what is more necessarie, then that wee should keepe a constant course in this duty, since the very life of Religion consists in it?) I adde this to all I prest in the morning, 1that if you doe neglect it, it exposeth you to great disadvantage, both for the outward man, and for the inward man, and there are but these two that you need to care for.
- 16. Mot. The omission of it doth disadvantage men:
For the outward man, it deprives you of the blessing; put the case, you have never so good 1success in your enterprises; put the case you have outward comforts in abundance, yet still the blessing is wanting, and not only so, but it uncovers the roof, as it were, and the curse is rained down upon your tables, upon your meat and drink, upon all the endeavours, and all the enterprises you take in hand. We consider not what we do, when we neglect this duty, what dangers we expose our selves unto from day to day: for it is one thing to have outward comforts, and another thing to have the blessing with them.
For the outward man, it deprives you of the blessing; put the case, you haue never so good