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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
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So likewise,1 Deut. 5.25 the people there desire Moses to go and receive the Commandments from God for them, and whatsoever God should say to them, that they would do: here was a fair profession; it is likely themselves ⟨p. 6⟩thought it to be sound and good, yet Moses tells them they were deceived in it: Oh (saith he) that this people had a heart to do this indeed.2 So, we see, there is a faith that is not effectual, and therefore we have the more need to look to it, because there is so much false faith in the World. As, when you that are Tradesmen,3 do hear that there are so many counterfeit Drugs, or so many counterfeit Colours, or whatsoever you deal in, you will look the more to it; so we should look the better to our faith in this regard. Therefore to open this point a little, we will do these three things: 4First, I will show the cause why there is so much uneffectuall faith, why there is so much faith that is not sound and substantial. Secondly, I will show wherein the efficacy of faith consists, what it is for faith to be effectual. Thirdly, I will show the reasons, why God will accept no other faith at our hands, why we cannot be saved, unless we have such a faith.
So likewise,1 Deut. 5.25 the people there desire Moses to goe and receiue the Commandements from God for them, and whatsoeuer God should say to them, that they would doe: here was a faire profession; it is likely themselues ⟨p. 6⟩thought it to bee sound and good, yet Moses tels them they were deceiued in it: Oh (saith hee) that this people had a heart to doe this indeed.