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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.
Whereas another man, that is not soundly rooted, that is divided thus, he takes Christ, but it is not upon any good ground, but as the Weather-cock stands such a way, while the wind blows that way,1 not because the Weather-cock is fixed, (for for when the wind turns, the Weather-cock turneth too:2) so, such men cleave to Christ, not because they have any good ground, but because they want temptations to a contrary way: let temptations from the World come, let there come reasons that they knew not before, let there come new objects, new allurements, which they knew not of before, they will forsake Christ again, but when the heart is fixed, when there is an Anchor that holds the soul though the ship waver, when there is an anchor, to hold it fast though it be much tossed to and fro, though there be much doubting, thou mayest be sure it is true and effectual faith.
Whereas another man, that is not soundly rooted, that is diuided thus, he takes Christ, but it is not vpon any good ground, but as the Weather-cocke stands such a way, while the wind blowes that way,1 not because the Weather-cocke is fixed, (for for when the wind turnes, the Weather-cocke turneth too:2) so, such men cleaue to Christ, not because they haue any good ground, but because they want temptations to a contrary way: let temptations from the World come, let there come reasons that they knew not before, let there come new objects, new allurements, which they knew not of before, they will forsake Christ againe, but when the heart is fixed, when there is an Anchor that holdes the soule though the ship wauer, when there is an anchor, to hold it fast though it be much tossed to and fro, though there be much doubting, thou maist be sure it is true and effectuall faith.
- 1Simile.
- 2Some men cleave to Christ for wans of temptations.Some men cleaue to Christ for wans of temptations.