Into His Presence: Praying with the Puritans (Collection of 80 prayers and meditations to help your personal and public prayers and devotions) (John ... Anne Bradstreet, Richard Baxter, and more)
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Overview
Collection of Puritan prayers and meditations that will help personal and public prayer.
This collection of eighty theologically rich and beautifully written prayers and meditations, adapted from Puritan prayers and prose, will enrich and deepen your prayer life.
While retaining the dignity and beauty of the original language, Tim Chester has updated key words and phrases, making the book accessible to modern readers.
Each prayer combines beautiful words with profound truths. Read during personal devotions or use to lead rich and deep corporate prayers to give weight and majesty to gathered times of worship.
Includes rich and glorious prayers from John Owen, Thomas Watson, Anne Bradstreet, Richard Baxter and more.
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- —Combines beautiful words with profound truths
- —Serves as a resource for personal devotions or for leading rich and deep corporate prayers
- —Includes prayers from John Owen, Thomas Watson, Anne Bradstreet, Richard Baxter and others
- Prayers of Praise to the Father
- Prayers of Wonder for the Son
- Prayers of Dependence on the Spirit
- Prayers of Gratitude
- Prayers of Confession
- Prayers of Consecration
- Prayers for Times of Temptation
- Prayers for Times of Need
- Prayers for Times of Anxiety
- Prayers for Times of Sickness
- Prayers for the Church
- Prayers for the Lord’s Supper
Having read Arthur Bennett’s The Valley of Vision multiple times, I’ve always hoped someone else would mine the writings of the Puritans for more Scripture-drenched, Christ-exalting, God-glorifying, heartfelt prayers. My wait is over. Tim Chester has produced a volume eminently useful for private devotions, public gatherings and personal reflection. I expect his carefully chosen, thoughtfully organized, and beautifully edited prayers will serve the church for many generations to come.
—Bob Kauflin, Director, Sovereign Grace Music
These superb prayers model and teach a rich, deep devotion to God— Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Soaked in Scripture, they are wonderfully realistic about the life of faith. From a prayer for unbelieving children to a prayer with a dying Christian, with every style from the gripping logic of John Owen to the passionate warmth of Samuel Rutherford, these old believers walk with us in deepening our own lives of prayer. Tim Chester has done us a great service in editing and updating them so beautifully and clearly.
—Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence, Tyndale House
I greatly appreciate the effort Tim Chester has gone to in this beautiful book, not only to organise and translate the biblically and doctrinally rich words of the Puritans into a language I can pray myself today, but also to note where these exquisite treasures can be found in their original settings. Full of arresting images and comforting truths, this is a precious resource to come back to time and again for spiritual refreshment, pastoral challenge, and pure adoration of our gracious and sovereign God.
—Lee Gatiss, Series Editor, The Complete Works of John Owen