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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.
Now, in the next place, If to this that we have said, we add but one thing more to clear the point, we shall then have done enough to satisfy you in this point; and that is this, to show you what this faith is: for, when we speak so much of faith (as we do,) every man will be inquisitive to know what this faith is: therefore we will endeavour to do that at this time.
Now, in the next place, If to this that wee haue said, wee adde but one thing more to cleere the point, we shall then haue done enough to satisfie you in this point; and that is this, to shew you what this faith is: for, when wee speake so much of faith (as wee doe,) euery man will be inquisitiue to know what this faith is: therefore wee will endeuour to doe that at this time.
First, Faith, if we should take it in the general, it is nothing else but this: An act of the understanding,1 assenting to something.
First, Faith, if we should take it in the generall, it is nothing else but this: An act of the vnderstanding,1 assenting to something.
- 1Faith what in general.Faith what in generall.
But now this assent is of three sorts.1
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