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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.
Secondly, when the mind apprehends the promises, and sees good ground to pitch upon them.
Secondly, when the mind apprehends the promises, and sees good ground to pitch vpon them.
Thirdly, when the will so takes Christ as to bring Christ into the heart, so that Christ lives in us, and that out of love.
Thirdly, when the will so takes Christ as to bring Christ into the heart, so that Christ liues in vs, and that out of loue.
And fourthly, when faith worketh, and that in the time of trial, when God shall put us to it. I say, when you find these four things, you may conclude that your faith is effectual.
And fourthly, when faith worketh, and that in the time of tryall, when God shall put vs to it. I say, when you finde these foure things, you may conclude that your faith is effectuall.
The last thing I propounded, is to show how this is wrought,3