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The Breastplate of Faith and Love
The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good works, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three several texts, 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 breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good workes, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts, 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 for Nicolas Bourne, 1630London: printed by W. Iones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630
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3Thirdly, you shall find this to be another condition in our love to the Lord, to love him above all, that is, incomparably above all: For, my brethren, we may love many things in the world, we may love our selves, we are commanded ⟨p. 165⟩to love our brethren as our selves; but this is peculiarly required to the love of God, if it be right in us, and such as the Lord expects at our hands, that we love him above all, for otherwise §1we do not love him as God, we love him as a creature:2 for to say we love him as God, and yet not to love him above all, is a contradiction.
3Thirdly, you shall finde this to be another condition in our love to the Lord, to love him above all, that is, incomparably above all: For, my brethren, wee may love many things in the world, wee may love our selves, wee are commanded ⟨p. 165⟩to loue our brethen as our selves; but this is peculiarly required to the love of God, if it be right in us, and such as the Lord expects at our hands, that we loue him aboue all, for otherwise §1we doe not loue him as God, wee loue him as a creature:2 for to say we loue him as God, and yet not to loue him aboue all, is a contradiction.
- 3Requisite, to love him above all.
- 2Else we love him not as God.Else wee love him not as God.