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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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1Again, secondly, if it be by faith only, by which we are made partakers of this righteousness, and by which we are saved, then we should learn hence to rejoice only in GOD, and not to rejoice in our selves; for this is the very end why GOD hath appointed this way of salvation: Eph. 1.6.2 For he hath chosen us to the praise of the glory of his grace, in his Beloved. That is, that he might have the praise of the glory of his grace, as it is in Ephes. 2. Therefore it is of faith,3 and not by works, that no man should boast of himself: 1 Cor. 1.30.4 Therefore CHRIST is made to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, that no flesh should rejoice in it self. Now if that be GODS end, if that be his aim, why he will have us saved by faith, let not us disappoint him of his aim, let us not take from him the glory of his grace; but let us glory in the Lord.
1Againe, secondly, if it bee by faith onely, by which we are made partakers of this righteousnesse, and by which we are saued, then we should learne hence to reioyce onely in GOD, and not to reioyce in our selues; for this is the very end why GOD hath appointed this way of saluation: Eph. 1.6.2 For he hath chosen vs to the praise of the glory of his grace, in his Beloued. That is, that he might haue the praise of the glory of his grace, as it is in Ephes. 2. Therefore it is of faith,3