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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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To this I answer, first, in general, if thou do it as well as thou canst, though thou do it not so 1well as thou wouldest, in this case, God accepts the will for the deed, when a man puts his strength to it, when there is no indiligence in him, when there is no laziness (for in that case he will not accept the will for the deed, but) when a man doth his utmost, as those that would have given more, and could not, their will was accepted for the deed, in 2. Cor. 8. 12. I say, when thou doest what thou canst, when thou sparest no labour to 2get thy heart upon the wing, to raise and quicken it, and to enlarge it in this duty: there God accepts it.3
To this I answer, first, in generall, if thou doe it as well as thou canst, though thou do it not so 1well as thou wouldest, in this case, God accepts the will for the deed, when a man puts his strength to it, when there is no indiligence in him, when there is no lazinesse (for in that case he will not accept the will for the deed, but) when a man doth his vtmost, as those that would haue giuen more, and could not, their will was accepted for the deed, in 2. Cor. 8. 12. I say, when thou doest what thou canst, when thou sparest no labour to 2get thy heart vpon the wing, to raise and quicken it, and to inlarge it in this dutie: there God accepts it.3
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- 22 Cor. 8: 12, 13
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