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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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Now that which I promised in the morning to do, which is, that, that doth exceedingly strengthen us to the performance of this duty of calling upon […], of praying continually (which we are here commanded to do) is to remove certain objections, which are in the minds of men, that secretly weaken the estimation of this truth, and insensible takes us off, when we mark them not: for, beloved, when we are so negligent in it, surely there is something that is the 1cause of it, and if we could find the cause, ⟨p. 41⟩and remove it, we could not spend an hour better.
Now that which I promised in the morning to doe, which is, that, that doth exceedingly strengthen vs to the performance of this duty of calling vpon 〈…〉, of praying continually (which we are here commanded to doe) is to remooue certaine obiections, which are in the mindes of men, that secretly weaken the estimation of this truth, and insensible takes vs off, when we marke them not: for, beloved, when we are so negligent in it, surely there is somethin• that is the 1cause of it, and if wee could finde the cause, ⟨p. 41⟩and remoove it, wee could not spend an houre better.
- 14 Obiecti• against prayer.
The objections, that are commonly in the hearts of men, are many, I will name to you but these 4 briefly.
The obiections, that are commonly in the hearts of men, are many, I will name to you but these 4 briefly.