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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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Again, another great cause of this difficulty in prayer, of such backwardness to it, of such indisposition 1to it, is, because we do not well consider the nature of God, we want faith in his power, and in his providence we do not consider, that he hath that disposing hand, which he hath in every thing, that belongs to us, in health, in sickness, in poverty, in riches, in good success, and ill success: for, if we did see the providence of God, and acknowledge it more; we should be ready to call upon him, but this want of faith in his providence, that the Lord is not seen in his greatness, and in his mighty power, this causeth men to be backward to seek him, but very forward to seek to the creatures. When we have any thing to do, of any consequence, we are ready to post from this man to that man, and from this means to that means, but very backward, and negligent to go to God, in prayer, to have the thing brought to pass, that we desire, and this ariseth from want of faith, and from ignorance ⟨p. 39⟩of God, and our not consideration of him.
Againe, another great cause of this difficultie in prayer, of such backwardnesse to it, of such indisposition 1to it, is, because we doe not well consider the nature of God, we want faith in his power, and in his prouidence we doe not consider, that he hath that disposing hand, which he hath in euery thing, that belongs to vs, in health, in sicknesse, in pouertie, in riches, in good successe, and ill successe: for, if we did see the prouidence of God, and acknowledge it more; we should be ready to call vpon him, but this want of faith in his providence, that the Lord is not seene in his greatnesse, and in his mightie power, this causeth men to be backward to seeke him, but very forward to seeke to the creatures. When we haue any thing to doe, of any consequence, we are ready to post from this man to that man, and from this meanes to that meanes, but very backward, and negligent to goe to God, in prayer, to haue the thing brought to passe, that wee desire, and this ariseth from want of faith, and from ignorance ⟨p. 39⟩of God, and our not consideration of him.