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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.
Again, if CHRIST should not be ready to receive us, no flesh should be saved, nor there is no man that would fear him, or hear him; Psal. 130.3. there the same argument is used; If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity, who should stand? but there is mercy with thee that thou mayest be feared. That is, if GOD should not be pitiful to mankind, and ready to receive them, notwithstanding their manifold failings, and infirmities, and rebellions they are subject unto, no flesh should be saved, but all the world should perish.
Againe, if CHRIST should not be ready to receiue vs, no flesh should be saued, nor there is no man that would feare him, or heare him; Psal. 130.3. there the same argument is vsed; If thou, Lord, shouldst marke iniquity, who should stand? but there is mercy with thee that thou maist be feared. That is, if GOD should not be pittifull to mankinde, and ready to receiue them, notwithstanding their manifold failings, and infirmities, and rebellions they are subiect vnto, no flesh should be saued, but all the world should perish.
Again,5 not so only, but GOD himself should not be worshipped, men would not regard him; men would not serve him: Therefore, I say, of necessity GOD must have mercy upon men, that they may fear him, and serve him, and that men may be willing to serve.
Againe,5 not so onely, but GOD himselfe should not be worshipped, men would not regard him; men would not serue him: Therefore, I say, of necessity GOD must haue mercy vpon men, that they may feare him, and serue him, and that men may be willing to serue.
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