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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.
1Besides, what is it a man serves for in all his labour under the Sun? what is it that he desires but pleasure, comfort and contentment? Now, my brethren, this consists in doing, in working, for all pleasure followeth upon operation, and further than there is working there is no delight. Therefore it was a wise saying in that Philosopher, that the happiness and comfort that a man hath in this life consists not in abundance of wealth, in swimming in delights, but it consists in doing the actions of a living man, which is the greatest comfort you can find here ⟨p. 207⟩in this life: Do the exercises and actions of holiness, and the more ye do, the more comfort ye shall have; for even as light followeth the flame, so pleasure and contentment followeth action.
1Besides, what is it a man serves for in all his labour under the Sunne? what is it that hee desires but pleasure, comfort and contentment? Now, my brethren, this consists in doing, in working, for all pleasure followeth upon operation, and further than there is working there is no delight. Therefore it was a wise saying in that Philosopher, that the happinesse and comfort that a man hath in this life consists not in abundance of wealth, in swimming in delights, but it consists in doing the actions of a living man, which is the greatest comfort you can finde here ⟨p. 207⟩in this life: Doe the exercises and actions of holinesse, and the more yee doe, the more comfort yee shall have; for even as light followeth the flame, so pleasure and contentment followeth action.
- 1Pleasure and contentment is in action.
And besides (my brethren) what do you live for,