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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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Besides, our natures are very backward to come into the Lords presence, partly by reason of his 1great glory, by reason of his Mty, who dwells in light […], and our weak eyes are apt to be dazzled with it, and partly out of an accustomedness, we are not used to it, and therefore we are ready to fly from him, as beasts that are wild, and are not tamed to our hands, are ready to fly 2from us, so backward is our nature to come into his presence.
Besides, our natures are very backward to come into the Lords presence, partly by reason of his 1great glory, by reasō of his Mty, who dwels in light 〈…〉, and our weake eyes are apt to be dazled with it, and partly out of an accustomednes, we are not vsed to it, and therefore wee are ready to flye from him, as beasts that are wilde, and are not tamed to our hands, are ready to fly 2from vs, so backward is our nature to come into his presence.
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Again, the variety of occasions hinders us, every 1thing keeps us back; if a mans heart be cheerful, it is apt to delight in other things; if a mans heart be sad, on the other side; if it be a slight sadness, men are ready to drive it away with company, and with sports, and with doing other things, and if the sadness be great, we are swallowed up with anguish of spirit, and then any thing is easier then to pray, as you may see by Judas, it was easier for him to dispatch himself, then to go and call upon God; so it is with men, when they have excessive grief, when their an guish of heart is exceeding great: so that, whether a man hath a cheerful disposition, or a sad, whether the sadness be great or small, still you shall find a difficulty. If we be idle, & have