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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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But last of all,4 there is one branch of this curse which exceeds all the rest, that is the eternal curse that shall be upon men for ever: while ye live here in this life there is a certain show, a certain twilight of comfort that the Lord sometimes affords even to evil men; but then there ⟨p. 182⟩shall be a perfect midnight, then the Sun of comfort shall set upon you altogether and rise no more: in that day, saith the Apostle, it shall be the day of the manifestation of the just wrath of God: in that day when the Lord shall open the treasures of his wrath, those which have been so long time a gathering. While we live here the clouds of Gods indignation are but gathering, then they shall grow thick and black, and fasten upon you to the uttermost, then all the great deeps shall be broken up, then the flood-gates of Gods judgements shall prevail and overflow you; that case shall be yours at that time, and this is a time which is to be considered by you now: in Eccles. 1.7.2 Remember the days of darkness, for they are many. My brethren, eternity is an other thing than we consider it to be while we live in this world. In Psal. 78.38. The Lord called back his wrath, 3and stirred not up all his indignation, but at that time the Lord shall stir up all his wrath; ye do here but sip of this cup, but then ye shall drink up the dregs of it for ever. This shall be the case of those that love not the Lord.
But last of all,4 there is one branch of this curse which exceedes all the rest, that is the eternall curse that shall be upon men for ever: while yee live here in this life there is a certaine shew, a certaine twilight of comfort that the Lord sometimes affords even to evill men; but then there ⟨p. 182⟩