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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1But you will say, who is there that is always at the same stay? It is true my brethren, I deny not but that the best of the Saints have their love some times in the full tide, and some times in the lowest ebb; but you must know that there is a great deal of difference between these degrees, and that love, that is as the morning dew & presently dried up again, therefore you must always ⟨p. 171⟩remember, that this must be added to that that formerly hath been spoken, that ye must be rooted and grounded in love.
1But you will say, who is there that is alwayes at the same stay? It is true my brethren, I deny not but that the best of the Saints have their loue some times in the full tide, and some times in the lowest ebb; but you must knowe that there is a great deale of difference betweene these degrees, and that loue, that is as the morning dew & presently dryed up againe, therefore you must alwayes ⟨p. 171⟩remember, that this must be added to that that formerly hath been spoken, that ye must be rooted and grounded in loue.
- 1Our love to God not always in the same degree.Our love to God not alwayes in the same degree.