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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,1 for the opening of this very appellation, this name effectual faith: you shall find that a thing is said to be effectual in 4. respects.
First,1 for the opening of this very appellation, this name effectuall faith: you shall finde that a thing is said to bee effectuall in 4. respects.
- 1In what sense faith is called effectual. Things are said to be effectual in 4. respects.In what sence faith is called effectuall. Things are said to be effectuall in 4. respects.
First, we say a thing is effectual, when it doth its office,1 when it exerciseth that proper function that belongs to that quality, or that grace, or that gift, or that creature whatsoever it is; and when it doth not that, then we say it is ineffectual, when it doth not the thing that we look for from it. In this sense, faith is said to be effectual, when it doth the thing for which faith is, when it doth the thing that God expects of faith, that is the proper function of faith:2 and what that is, you heard before; namely to take Christ: If faith take Christ, it is effectual faith.
First, we say a thing is effectuall, when it doth its office,1 when it exerciseth that proper function that belongs to that quality, or that grace, or that gift, or that creature whatsoeuer it is; and when it doth not that, then we say it is ineffectuall, when it doth not the thing that we looke for from it. In this sence, faith is said to be effectuall, when it doth the thing for which faith is, when it doth the thing that God expects of faith, that is the proper function of faith: