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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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Secondly, put the case it were, yet is it not the greater business? what is it that you g• by all 1your labours, and travails? if it be riches, it comes not into any comparison with grace, and holiness, with that riches wherewith prayer makes you rich. But, say it be some• […] noble then that, as learning, and knowledge, yet, ⟨p. 33⟩what is that to the renewing of Gods image in us? were it not better to spend time to get grace to make us rich to God; to make us to get strength in the inward man, to pass through all varieties of afflictions, in getting that which is the chiefest excellency of all others: for is not that the best excellency? When Adam was in Paradise, the having of Gods Image, you know, it excelled all other excellencies in the world and so it doth still, and the more you pray, the more you get of this image: for a man of much prayer is always a man of much grace, it much increaseth those spiritual gifts, which are better then all the outward things you can get by your employment and diligence in them: therefore, I say, though it do spend you much time; yet know (as Christ said to Mary) he that prays much, though he be a great looser in other things, yet he chooseth the better part.
Secondly, put the case it were, yet is it not the greater businesse? what is it that you g• by all 1your labours, and trauailes? if it bee riches, it comes not into any comparison with grace, and holinesse, with that riches wherewith prayer makes you rich. But, say it bee some• 〈…〉 noble then that, as learning, and knowledge, yet, ⟨p. 33⟩what is that to the renewing of Gods image in vs? were it not better to spend time to get grace to make vs rich to God; to make vs to get strength in the inward man, to passe through all varieties of afflictions, in getting that which is the chiefest excellencie of all others: for is not that the best excellencie? When Adam was in Paradise, the having of Gods Image, you know, it excelled all other excellencies in the world and so it doth still, and the more you pray, the more you get of this image: for a man of much praier is alwaies a man of much grace, it much increaseth those spirituall gifts, which are better then al the outward things you can get by your imploiment and diligence in them: therefore, I say, though it doe spend you much time; yet know (as Christ said to Mary) he that praies much, though he be a great looser in other things, yet he chooseth the better part.