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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.
1Opinion is an assent to a truth, with a fear lest the contrary may be true:2 it differs from opinion in the object: the object of opinion is something in its own nature uncertain, but Faith pitcheth upon the Word of GOD, which is in its own nature infallible, and cannot deceive.
1Opinion is an assent to a truth, with a feare lest the contrary may be true:2 it differs from opinion in the object: the object of opinion is something in its owne nature vncertaine, but Faith pitcheth vpon the Word of GOD, which is in its owne nature infallible, and cannot deceiue.
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- 2Wherein faith and opinion differ.
Again, opinion is a matter of speculation and no more: faith is a matter of practice, but that is not all.
Againe, opinion is a matter of speculation and no more: faith is a matter of practice, but that is not all.
Opinion goeth no further, but stays in a doubt, but faith proceeds to full assurance: And therefore it hath the denomination of full assent. As we say of a Wall that is a little white, it is white, because it tends to full whiteness: and as we say water is hot, that ⟨p. 121⟩