The Puritans on Prayer

The Puritans on Prayer (Puritan Writings)

• Author: John Preston
• Length: 293
• Edition: Hardcover
• Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Ministries

Description of The Puritans on Prayer:

The Puritans often referred to personal prayer as "secret prayer" or "closet prayer", and they had much practical advice on how to improve the quality and fervency of one's prayer life. This compilation contains the following three treatises: ~ "The Saints' Daily Exercise" by John Preston (5 sermons on 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
~ "The Spirit of Prayer" by Nathaniel Vincent (on Ephesians 6:18)
~ "Secret Prayer Successfully Managed" by Samuel Lee (on Matthew 6:6).

Description of John Preston, author of The Puritans on Prayer:

Prayer is the language of the soul. It is a privildge as well as a duty. Jonathan Edwards said that the absense of prayer was one of the marks of a nominal Christian, a hypocrite, that they were deficient in the duty of prayer. John Preston's The Saints' Daily Excercise focuses on prayer as one of the main weapons of spiritual armour. Nathaneil Vencent's The Spirit of Prayer is "an ordinance that God has appointed". Samuel Lee writes on secret prayer, or closet prayer.