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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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1But again know this, that as it is a command full of equity and reasonableness, so the danger is the greater if you do it it not; and what that is I will show you but by one place, that is, 1 Cor. 16.22.2 Cursed is he that loves not the Lord Jesus, yea let him be had in execration to the death: That is the place I would have you consider, that now when you have been acquainted with this whole doctrine of love, you might know the danger of not performing and doing it; whosoever loves not the Lord Jesus, let him be Anathema Maranatha, he curseth him in two languages, to show that it is a peremptory curse.
1But againe know this, that as it is a command full of equity and reasonablenes, so the danger is the greater if you doe it it not; and what that is I will shew you but by one place, that is, 1 Cor. 16.22.2 Cursed is hee that loves not the Lord Iesus, yea let him be had in execration to the death: That is the place I would have you consider, that now when you have beene acquainted with this whole doctrine of love, you might know the danger of not performing and doing it; whosoever loues not the Lord Iesus, let him be Anathema Maranatha, he curseth him in two languages, to shew that it is a peremptory curse.
- 1The danger of not loving the Lord.
- 21 Cor. 16.22.