John Trapp on 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Verſe 17. Pray without ceaſing] While praier ſtandeth ſtill, the trade of godlineſſe ſtandeth ſtill. All good comes into the ſoul by this door, all true treaſure by this merchants-ſhip. Paul beginneth, continueth and concludeth his Epiſtle[illegible: 1 letter] with praier. Nehemiah ſends up ejaculations ever and anon. Of Carolus Magnus it was ſpoken, Carolus plus cum Deo quam cum hominibus loquitur, that he ſpake more with God then with men. Our hearts ſhould be evermore in a praying temper: and our ſet times of praier ſhould not be neglected, though we be not alwaies alike prepared or diſpoſed thereunto. Diſuſe breeds lothneſſe to doe it another time.