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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 find a deadness, and unaptness, and indisposition in you, you must lift up your souls to the Lord, and not give over till you be quickened, and this is to perform the duty in such a manner, as the Lord accepts, otherwise it is an hypocritical performance: for this is hypocrisy, when a man is not willing 1to let the duty go altogether, nor yet is willing to perform it fervently, and in a quick, and zealous manner: for he that omits it altogether is a profane person; and he that performs it zealously, and to purpose is a holy man: but an hypocrite goes between both, he would do something at it, but he will not do it throughly. And therefore, if thou find thou hast• •ubbered over this duty from day to day, that thou performest it in a negligent manner, and perfunctorily, know that it is an hypocritical performance, and therefore when we spend so much time in exhorting you to a constant course in this duty, still remember, that you must perform it in such a manner, that it may have heat, and life in it, that it may be acceptable to God, and do good to your own hearts, to bring them to a more holy frame of ⟨p. 32⟩grace, and to a better temper, then, it may be you found them in, when you went about the duty.
if you finde a deadnes, and vnaptnes, and indisposition in you, you must lift vp your soules to the Lord, and not give over till you bee quickened, and this is to performe the dutie in such a manner, as the Lord accepts, otherwise it is an hypocriticall performance: for this is hypocrisie, when a man is not willing 1to let the dutie goe altogether, nor yet is willing to performe it serventlie, and in a quicke, and zealous manner: for hee that omits it altogether is a profane person; and hee that performes it zealoussie, and to purpose is a holy man: but an hypocrite goes betweene both, hee would doe something at it, but hee will not doe it throughlie. And therefore, if thou finde thou hast• •ubbered over this dutie from day to day, that thou performest it in a negligent manner, and perfunctorilie, know that it is an hypocriticall performance, and therefore when wee spend so much time in exhorting you to a constant course in this dutie, still remember, that you must performe it in such a manner, that it may haue heate, and life in it, that it may be acceptable to God, and do good to your own hearts, to bring them to a more holie frame of