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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, you shall meet with greater temptations and assaults, if you be not more strong then at the first, you are not able to resist.
Againe, you shall meet with greater temptations and assaults, if you bee not more strong then at the first, you are not able to resist.
Again, If you grow in faith, you shall grow likewise in Joy, and that is a thing which we have continual use of, that is of only use to comfort and strengthen us, to make us abound in the works of the LORD, that helps us to go through all variety of conditions, that enables us to abound and to want, to pass through good report and evil report, to suffer and endure persecution, now the more you grow in faith, the more you grow in joy, as the Apostle saith, Rom. 15.13. The God of peace fulfil you with all joy by believing: So that the more we believe, the more joy, the more consolation we have.
Againe, If you grow in faith, you shall growe likewise in Joy, and that is a thing which wee haue continuall vse of, that is of onely vse to comfort and strengthen vs, to make vs abound in the workes of the LORD, that helpes vs to goe thorow all variety of conditions, that enables vs to abound and to want, to passe thorow good report and euill report, to suffer and endure persecution, now the more you grow in faith, the more you grow in joy, as the Apostle saith, Rom. 15.13. The God of peace fulfill you with all ioy by beleeuing: So that the more wee beleeue, the more ioy, the more consolation wee haue.
Again, the more you grow in faith, the more you shall gain the favour of GOD, the more you shall win his love; there is nothing in the World doth so much win the favour of GOD, as a great degree of faith: and therefore, though thou mayest be saved with a less degree, yet that thou mayest be in a greater degree of favour, seek more faith; and this, though it be reckoned a small matter to have a great degree of GODS favour, yet, it is the greatest dignity in the world; Look upon all the difference of men, it is their difference in the favour of God that makes them so. Why was Moses a man above all the rest? saith GOD I will have compassion upon whom I will have compassion, and I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy; I have chosen Moses: look to what difference of men you will: look into what estate, what condition thou wouldest have, either thy soul or thy body, whatsoever it be, it is by the grace and favour of GOD in CHRIST Jesus, that all thy comfort and consolation increaseth.