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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.
IN the words I have read unto you, Paul tells them that he is not ashamed of the Gospel of CHRIST. For it was a shame to him, partly, because the very substance of the Gospel was then persecution; and partly, because he was plain in speech; he came not with excellency of words, or mans wisdom; and therefore you may observe what ado he had to defend himself in his ⟨p. 2⟩Epistles to the Corinthians, a wise people, who partly hated, and partly despised his manner of delivery: but, saith he, I am not ashamed of it, for it is the power of God to salvation: it is that which, being received, will bring men to heaven; being rejected, will shut men up in Hell; and therefore it is of no small moment. He gives a reason in these words, why it is the power of GOD to salvation: For, saith he, by it the righteousness of God is revealed. That is, the righteousness which is of GOD, which only GOD accepts, and by which alone men can be saved, is revealed by the Gospel, and no other way.
IN the words I haue read vnto you, Paul tels them that he is not ashamed of the Gospell of CHRIST. For it was a shame to him, partly, because the very substance of the Gospell was then persecution; and partly, because he was plaine in speech; hee came not with excellency of words, or mans wisedome; and therefore you may obserue what adoe he had to defend himselfe in his ⟨p. 2⟩Epistles to the Corinthians, a wise people, who partly hated, and partly despised his manner of deliuery: but, saith hee, I am not ashamed of it, for it is the power of God to saluation: it is that which, being receiued, will bring men to heauen; being rejected, will shut men vp in Hell; and therefore it is of no small moment. He giues a reason in these words, why it is the power of GOD to saluation: For, saith he, by it the righteousnesse of God is reuealed. That is, the righteousnesse which is of GOD, which only GOD accepts, and by which alone men can be saued, is reuealed by the Gospell, and no other way.