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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.
Again,4 CHRIST receives none but them that deny themselves, and are willing to take up their cross and to follow him, that mortify the deeds of the body by the Spirit. Now an ineffectual faith doth none of these, and therefore that faith that saveth, must be a working faith, or else these things should not be necessarily required.
Againe,4 CHRIST receiues none but them that deny themselues, and are willing to take vp their crosse and to follow him, that mortifie the deedes of the body by the Spirit. Now an ineffectuall faith doth none of these, and therefore that faith that saueth, must bee a working faith, or else these things should not be necessarily required.
- 4Because it works no mortification.Because it workes no mortification.
Again,5 it was Christs end in coming into the world, that he might destroy the works of the Devil, and for this end hath the grace of God appeared, that men should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts: and for this end did he give himself, to purify to himself a people zealous of good works, He comes to be a King, as well as a Saviour, to rule among his people, to ⟨p. 60⟩have men obey him, which could not be, if faith were not effectual, if it did not purify the heart, and enable men to deny all worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.
Againe,5 it was Christs end in comming into the world, that he might destroy the workes of the Deuill, and for this end hath the grace of God appeared, that men should deny vngodlinesse and worldly lusts: and for this end did hee giue himselfe, to purifie to himselfe a people zealous of good workes, He comes to be a King, as well as a Sauiour, to rule among his people, to