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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.
This is evident by the Apostle, Gal. 2. ult. Saith he, it is not by the Law, If righteousness had been by the works of the Law, then Christ had dyed without a cause. As if he should have said, salvation must needs be by one of these two.
This is euident by the Apostle, Gal. 2. vlt. Saith he, it is not by the Law, If righteousnesse had beene by the workes of the Law, then Christ had dyed without a cause. As if he should haue said, saluation must needes be by one of these two.
Either by something that we do our selves, some actions that we our selves have wrought, or else it must be merely by faith. Now if it had been attainable by any work of our own, CHRIST dyed without a cause: as if he should say, CHRIST could have given you ability to do those works without his dying; but for this very cause Christ came into the World, and dyed, that he might work righteousness, and make satisfaction to God: so that you have nothing to do for the first attaining of it, but to receive it by faith.
Either by something that we doe our selues, some actions that we our selues haue wrought, or else it must be meerely by faith. Now if it had beene attainable by any worke of our owne, CHRIST dyed without a cause: as if he should say, CHRIST could haue giuen you ability to doe those workes without his dying; but for this very cause Christ came into the World, and dyed, that he might worke righteousnesse, and make satisfaction to God: so that you haue nothing to doe for the first attaining of it, but to receiue it by faith.