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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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2But this is not all that we would commend to you at this time, to be men of action, and to observe the opportunities, but there is an other thing, and that is this, that likewise the season con mends to you, that is, to fast and pray: as in husbandry, so in the Church, there are certain seasons of actions, and those seasons must not be omitted. Mark what the course of the Scripture was in every calamity, in Joel when there was a famine begun, Sanctify a fast, saith the Lord, call a solemn Assembly: when their is a plague coming, when there are great enterprises in hand, when there is any thing plotting for the advancement of the good of the Church, do you not think now, that the omission of opportunities are sins, for you to neglect this duty, do you not ⟨p. 215⟩think the Lord will require it? It is true indeed, it is a business that is not ordinary, it is extraordinary: but do not extraordinary times and occasions call for it?
2But this is not all that we would commend to you at this time, to be men of action, and to observe the opportunities, but there is an other thing, and that is this, that likewise the season cō mends to you, that is, to fast and pray: as in husbandry, so in the Church, there are certaine seasons of actions, and those seasons must not be omitted. Marke what the course of the Scripture was in every calamitie, in Ioel when there was a famine begune, Sanctifie a fast, saith the Lord, call a solemne Assemblie: when their is a plague comming, when there are great enterprises in hand, when there is any thing plotting for the advancement of the good of the Church, doe you not think now, that the omission of opportunities are sinnes, for you to neglect this dutie, doe you not ⟨p. 215⟩thinke the Lord will require it? It is true indeed, it is a businesse that is not ordinary, it is extraordinary: but doe not extraordinary times and occasions call for it?
- 2Duty, Fast and pray.