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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.
First labour to grow to a more full and firm assent, by that means we shall draw nearer to CHRIST, and receive him in a greater measure: Mark, this very act of taking CHRIST, that immediately justifies, but it is fed with assurance in the understanding, it is that which doth increase, and strengthen, and supply this action of the will in taking CHRIST. So that, the more strong assent the mind and understanding of a man gives to those truths which concern justification, delivered in the Scripture, the stronger his will is in taking Christ: As in the Act of marriage, a Woman takes such a one to be her husband, but yet there are degrees in the will, one may take him with greater greediness, with a more full persuasion that it is best for her, with more love, and with more resolution: So, the stronger the assent is that we ⟨p. 128⟩give to the promises of GOD, wherein he assures us of the pardon of our sins, wherein CHRIST is offered freely unto us, the more we take CHRIST, and so the union is greater between us, we are linked and knit together, and married, as it were, in a greater degree.
First labour to grow to a more full and firme assent, by that meanes we shall draw neerer to CHRIST, and receiue him in a greater measure: Marke, this very act of taking CHRIST, that immediately iustifies, but it is fed with assurance in the vnderstanding, it is that which doth increase, and strengthen, and supply this action of the will in taking CHRIST. So that, the more strong assent the minde and vnderstanding of a man giues to those truths which concerne iustification, deliuered in the Scripture, the stronger his will is in taking Christ: As in the Act of marriage, a Woman takes such a one to bee her husband, but yet there are degrees in the will, one may take him with greater greedinesse, with a more full perswasion that it is best for her, with more loue, and with more resolution: So, the stronger the assent is that we ⟨p. 128⟩giue to the promises of GOD, wherein he assures vs of the pardon of our sinnes, wherein CHRIST is offered freely vnto vs, the more we take CHRIST, and so the vnion is greater betweene vs, wee are linkt and knit together, and married, as it were, in a greater degree.