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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.
This Doctrine we have need to add to that which we formerly delivered: for having said so much of faith, that faith is that that saveth men, and that there is no more required of you, but to take the gift of righteousness, only that you receive CHRIST, only that you believe in God that justifieth the ungodly; that is, that you only accept o• that justification that God is ready to give to ⟨p. 4⟩every man, be he never so ungodly. Now (when we hear so much of faith, and that there is nothing at all required of us, but a mere taking, left any man should be deceived, and run away with a false opinion,1 that if he have but a naked apprehension, and no more, he shall do well enough,) I have chosen this Text, that you may know what kind of faith it is that is required of us, namely effectual faith. The faith that saves us must be effectual.
This Doctrine wee haue neede to adde to that which we formerly deliuered: for hauing said so much of faith, that faith is that that saueth men, and that there is no more required of you, but to take the gift of righteousnesse, onely that you receiue CHRIST, onely that you beleeue in God that iustifieth the vngodly; that is, that you onely accept o that iustification that God is ready to giue to