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Preface
Preface
Dear Friends, the following diſcourſe on Cloſet-prayer, I heartily recommend to your ſerious peruſal: I have many reaſons to hope, that when you have once read it over, you will be more in love with Cloſet-prayer than ever, & that you will ſet a higher price upon Cloſet-prayer than ever, & that you will make a better and fuller improvement of Cloſet-prayer, than ever yet you have done. Conſider what I ſay in my Epiſtle to the Reader, & labour ſo to manage this little Treatiſe, that now I put into your hands, that God may be glorified, your own ſouls edified, comfored & encouraged in the wayes of the Lord, and that you may be my Crown and joy, in the great day of our Lord Jeſus. So1 wiſhing that the good will of him that dwelt in the buſh, may abide upon you and yours for ever, I take leave and reſt,
- 1. 1 Theſ. 2. 19, 20. [dropped from the edition]
Dear friends, the following discourse on closet prayer‸ I heartily recommend to your serious perusal. I have many reasons to hope‸ that when you have once read it over, you will be more in love with closet prayer than ever, and that you will set a higher price upon closet prayer than ever, and that you will make a better and fuller improvement of closet prayer‸ than ever yet you have done. Consider what I say in my epistle to the reader‸ and labor so to manage this little treatise that now I put into your hands, that God may be glorified, your own souls edified, comforted, and encouraged in the ways of the Lord, and that you may be my crown and joy‸ in the great day of our Lord Jesus (1 Thess 2:19–20). So wishing that “‸the good will of him that dwelt in the bush” (Deut 33:16) may abide upon you and yours forever, I take leave and rest,
Your ſouls ſervant in our Dear Lord Jeſus
your soul’s servant in our dear Lord Jesus,