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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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And why the Lord would have you do it. I showed you many reasons in the morning, we 1will add this to it. What, if the Lord will have thee call upon him, though he purpose to do the thing, even for this end, that thou mayest worship him▪ for, what is it to worship the Lord? you shall find this usual in the old Testament, The people •owed themselves and worshipped, or, they […] upon them […] and worshipped. The meaning ⟨p. 43⟩2is this, to worship God is nothing else, but to acknowledge the worthiness that is in him. As when you do worship to a man, you do use so much outward demeanour & observance to him, as may acknowledge a worth in him above another man: outward gesture, that is the outward worshipping of God, the inward worship is inwardly to acknowledge his attributes. Now, you shall see, prayer gives an acknowledgement of his attributes most of any thing: for he that prays to God, he doth, in so doing, acknowledge his omnipresence, and his omniscience; that he hears that, which the Idols of the Gentiles could not do, that he knows the secrets of mens hearts, that neither men, nor Angels can do:
And why the Lord would haue you doe it. I shewed you many reasons in the morning, wee 1will adde this to it. What, if the Lord will haue thee call vpon him, though hee purpose to doe the thing, even for this end, that thou maist worship him▪ for, what is it to worship the Lord? you shall finde this vsuall in the old Testament, The people •owed themselues and worshipped, or, they 〈…〉 vpon them 〈…〉 and worshipped. The meaning ⟨p. 43⟩2is this, to worship God is nothing else, but to acknowledge the worthinesse that is in him. As when you doe worship to a man, you doe vse so much outward demeanor & observance to him, as may acknovvledge a vvorth in him aboue another man: outvvard gesture, that is the outward vvorshipping of God, the invvard vvorship is invvardly to acknovvledge his attributes. Novv, you shall see, prayer giues an acknowledgment of his attributes most of any thing: for hee that prayes to God, he doth, in so doing, acknowledge his omnipresence, and his omniscience; that hee heares that, which the Idols of the Gentils could not doe, that hee knowes the secrets of mens hearts, that neither men, nor Angels can doe: