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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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Indeed, one common cause, amongst the rest, that keeps us off from the through performance 1of this duty is this: but (to speak to that in a word) remember this, that the time that is spent in calling upon God hinders you not in your business, 2though it seem to hinder you, and though it takes so much from the heap, yet indeed it increaseth the heap, as it is said of tithes and offerings, bring them in, and think not, that because you •en the heap, that you are poorer men, no, saith the Lord, it will increase your store, I will open the windows of heaven, and you shall 3have so much the more for it; so it is true in this case. In other things you see it well enough. You know, the ba•ting of the horse, hinders not the journey, and the oiling of the wheel, and the 4whetting of the sith, though there be a stop in the work for a time, yet, as our […] saying is, a whet is no let, and the doing of this is no impediment.
Indeed, one common cause, amongst the rest, that keeps vs off from the through performance 1of this dutie is this: but (to speake to that in a word) remember this, that the time that is spent in calling vpon God hinders you not in your businesse, 2though it seem to hinder you, and though it takes so much from the heape, yet indeed it increaseth the heape, as it is said of tithes and offerings, bring them in, and thinke not, that because you •en the heape, that you are poorer men, no, saith the Lord, it will increase your store, I will open the windowes of heauen, and you shall 3haue so much the more for it; so it is true in this case. In other things you see it well enough. You know, the bating of the horse, hinders not the iourney, and the oyling of the wheele, and the