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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.
1I answer, when we have a sure word that it is given to every man under Heaven, without any restraint at all, why should any except himself? Indeed when Christ was offered, freely to every man, and one received him, another rejected him, then the Mystery of Election and reprobation was revealed; the reason why some received him being, because GOD gave them a heart, which to the rest he gave not; but, in point of offering of Christ, we must be general without having respect to Election. For otherwise the Elect of CHRIST should have no ground for their faith, none knowing he is elected until he hath believed and repented.
1I answer, when we haue a sure word that it is giuen to euery man vnder Heauen, without any restraint at all, why should any except himselfe? Indeed when Christ was offered, freely to euery man, and one receiued him, another reiected him, then the Mystery of Election and reprobation was reuealed; the reason why some receiued him being, because GOD gaue them a heart, which to the rest hee gaue not; but, in point of offering of Christ, we must be general without hauing respect to Election. For otherwise the Elect of CHRIST should haue no ground for their faith, none knowing he is elected vntill he hath beleeued and repented.