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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.
Faith emptieth a man of two things:1 First,2 of all opinion of righteousness in himself. Secondly, of all opinion of strength and ability to help himself: for if either of these remain in the heart, a man cannot receive CHRIST.
Faith emptieth a man of two things:1 First,2 of all opinion of righteousnesse in himselfe. Secondly, of all opinion of strength and ability to helpe himselfe: for if either of these remaine in the heart, a man cannot receiue CHRIST.
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- 2Faith emptieth a man of two things.
First, I say, a man must be emptied of all §1