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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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4Again, if we consider what he hath done for others, how many he hath received to mercy, when one sees such Rebels received to mercy, and considers with himself, and thinks how he gave pardon to Manasseh of his sins, which were crying sins, and of an extraordinary nature, sins that were of long continuance; he forgave Mary Magdalens sins, he forgave these greater sinners, and why should he not forgive me? If one should come to a Physician, of whom he hath heard a great fame, and if he should meet with hundreds by the way of his Patients, and all of them should tell him he hath cured them, and healed them, it would encourage a man to go on with confidence. Or if one should come to a Well of which he hath heard much, and should meet with hundreds of people by the way, and all of them should tell him, we have been at the Well, and it hath cured us, and made us whole, this would encourage a man to go with confidence, because of the multitude that have tried the experience of it: so we should run to CHRIST; when so many thousands have been forgiven, why should not these persuade us that he is ready to forgive ⟨p. 113⟩us, as Paul saith, he hath showed mercy to me, that others might believe in GOD, I am an example for them to trust in God: therefore when we see he hath forgiven others so many and so great sins, why should we doubt?
4Againe, if we consider what he hath done for others, how many hee hath receiued to mercie, when one sees such Rebels receiued to mercie, and considers with himselfe, and thinkes how he gaue pardon to Manasses of his sinnes, which were crying sinnes, and of an extraordinary nature, sinnes that were of long continuance; he forgaue Mary Magdalens sinnes, he forgaue these greater sinners, and why should he not forgiue me? If one should come to a Physician, of whom he hath heard a great fame, and if he should meet with hundreds by the way of his Patients, and all of them should tell him he hath cured them, and healed them, it would encourage a man to go on with confidence. Or if one should come to a Well of which he hath heard much, and should meete with hundreds of people by the way, and all of them should tell him, we haue beene at the Well, and it hath cured vs, and made vs whole, this would encourage a man to goe with confidence, because of the multitude that haue tryed the experience of it: so we should runne to CHRIST; when so many thousands haue beene forgiuen, why should not these perswade vs that he is ready to forgiue