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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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Only this use we must make of it, that, if the 1impediments be so many, and the difficulties that keep us from a constant course in prayer, 2and from the performance of it to purpose, so great, then we must put on a resolution to break through all, and lay it, as an inviolable law upon ⟨p. 40⟩our selves, that we will not alter. Let us think with our selves that the thing is difficult, and will cost all the care, and all the intention that may be; yea, when thou hast overcome the difficulties at one time, it may be, the next day, thou shalt meet with new conflicts, new distempers, new affections, new strength of lust•, & a new dis position of mind will be on them, and therefore he that will be constant in this duty, must put on a strong resolution; as it was the saying of a holy man, one of the holiest men, that these latter times had, that he never went to pray to God, 3but he found so many impediments, that except he bound himself by an unalterable resolution, that he resolved not to break upon any occasion, he could never have kept a constant course in it, or, if he had, he should never have kept himself from a formal, customary performance of it. But I will add no more, to press this upon you, there hath been enough said, I beseech you consider it.
Onely this vse we must make of it, that, if the 1impediments bee so many, and the difficulties that keepe vs from a constant course in prayer, 2and from the performance of it to purpose, so great, then we must put on a resolution to breake through all, and lay it, as an inviolable law vpon ⟨p. 40⟩our selues, that we will not alter. Let vs thinke with our selues that the thing is difficult, and will cost all the care, and all the intention that may be; yea, when thou hast ouercome the difficulties at one time, it may be, the next day, thou shalt meet with nevv conflicts, new distempers, new affections, new strength of lust, & a new dis position of mind will be on them, and therefore he that will bee constant in this duty, must put on a strong resolution; as it was the saying of a holy man, one of the holiest men, that these latter times had, that he never went to pray to God,