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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.
So, we see how faith receives degrees in these three respects.
So, wee see how faith receiues degrees in these three respects.
1Now, last of all, that faith that gives assurance, that pacifieth and comforteth the heart, which is nothing but a reflect act, by which we know and are persuaded that we have taken CHRIST, and that our sins are forgiven, this admits of degrees of proof. ⟨p. 127⟩And here, as the evidences of sanctification are more, so is the assurance; as the Apostle saith, the Spirit witnesseth to our spirit; he discovers good things to us, we had need of the light of the Spirit, to judge aright of the sincerity of the graces that we have, we shall go amiss else, we shall not be able, except we have the Spirit to help and assist us, and so we grow from assurance to assurance.
1Now, last of all, that faith that giues assurance, that pacifieth and comforteth the heart, which is nothing but a reflect act, by which we know and are perswaded that wee haue taken CHRIST, and that our sinnes are forgiuen, this admits of degrees of proofe. ⟨p. 127⟩And here, as the euidences of sanctification are more, so is the assurance; as the Apostle saith, the Spirit witnesseth to our spirit; he discouers good things to vs, wee had neede of the light of the Spirit, to iudge aright of the sincerity of the graces that wee haue, we shall goe amisse else, we shall not be able, except wee haue the Spirit to helpe and assist vs, and so wee grow from assurance to assurance.
- 1The reflect act of faith admits degrees.