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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.
How goodly a sight is it when a man looks into the husbandry, to see the vine full of clusters, to see the furrows full of corn, to see the trees laden with fruit; when we look upon men,1 it is the goodliest sight we can behold in Gods husbandry, to see men full of actions and good works; I beseech you consider of it seriously, and now set upon the doing of it while there is sand in the hour-glass, your life will not last long, the day doth not continue always, the night will come when no man can work. When a candle is put out, you may kindle it again, when the Sun is set, it riseth again; but when our life is past, when the glass is run, it ariseth no more, it is turned no more, It is appointed to all men once to die: if ye might die twice or thrice, it ⟨p. 206⟩were another case; but now it is your wisdom therefore while it is time, while this short day, lasts, to do that you have to do concerning your salvation with all your might, because the time is short.
How goodly a sight is it when a man looks into the husbandry, to see the vine full of clusters, to see the furrowes full of corne, to see the trees laden with fruite; when we looke upon men,1 it is the goodliest sight we can behold in Gods husbandry, to see men full of actions and good workes; I beseech you consider of it seriously, and now set upon the doing of it while there is sand in the houre-glasse, your life will not last long, the day doth not continue alwayes, the night will come when no man can worke. When a candle is put out, you may kindle it againe, when the Sunne is set, it riseth againe; but when our life is past, when the glasse is runne, it ariseth no more, it is turned no more, It is appointed to all men once to die: if ye might die twice or thrice, it ⟨p. 206⟩were another case; but now it is your wisedome therefore while it is time, while this short day, lasts, to doe that you have to doe concerning your salvation with all your might, because the time is short.
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