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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.
Then a man looks to the generality of the promise, that it is offered to all, none excepted, and therefore, saith he, it is offered to me.
Then a man lookes to the generality of the promise, that it is offered to all, none excepted, and therefore, saith hee, it is offered to me.
But will Christ do to me as he hath promised, is he powerful and willing to do it? Then a man looks into the Word, and finds that he is Almighty, that he is able to make him the Son of God, that whatsoever Christ hath by nature, he shall have it by matching with him: Indeed Christ hath it immediately as he is the Son of GOD, but we have it mediately, as the Wife hath the riches of her Husband. If a Woman marry the Kings Son, she hath the same privileges, and the same inheritance that he hath: so, whatsoever CHRIST hath becomes ours: Paul, and Apollo, and all are CHRIST'S, the World is CHRIST'S, and all things present and to come are CHRIST'S, and they are all made ours. Now when this is well pondered, and we find that we have a sure Word to confirm this,
But will Christ doe to me as hee hath promised, is he powerfull and willing to doe it? Then a man lookes into the Word, and finds that he is Almighty, that he is able to make him the Sonne of God, that whatsoeuer Christ hath by nature, he shall haue it by matching with him: Indeede Christ hath it immediately as he is the Sonne of GOD, but wee haue it mediately, as the Wife hath the riches of her Husband. If a Woman marry the Kings Sonne, she hath the same priuiledges, and the same inheritance that he hath: so, whatsoeuer CHRIST hath becomes ours: Paul, and Apollo, and all are CHRIST'S, the World is CHRIST'S, and all things present and to come are CHRIST'S, and they are all made ours. Now when this is well pondered, and we finde that wee haue a sure Word to confirme this,