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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.
But Christs righteousness being offered to men in state of unregeneration, How shall I know it belongs to me? There is no other ground but this Syllogism. This righteousness belongs to every man that believes: but I believe, therefore it belongs to me. Therefore, though it be applied only to the believers, yet it must be offered to every man.
But Christs righteousnesse being offered to men in state of vnregeneration, How shall I know it belongs to me? There is no other ground but this Syllogisme. This righteousnes belongs to euery man that beleeues: but I beleeue, therefore it belongs to me. Therefore, though it be applyed onely to the beleeuers, yet it must be offered to euery man.
1Again, we are bound to believe that the thing is true, before we can believe our share in it; we do not therefore make it true because we believe; but our believing presupposeth the object of our Faith, which is this, that CHRIST is given: now the very believing doth not cause Christ to be given; but he is given, and therefore we believe. In all actions the object is in order of nature before the ⟨p. 11⟩action it self; my belief makes not a thing true, but it is true in it self, and therefore I believe it. It being true that CHRIST is offered to all men, therefore I believe that I am reconciled and adopted, and that my sins are forgiven.
1Againe, we are bound to beleeue that the thing is true, before we can beleeue our share in it; we doe not therefore make it true because we beleeue; but our beleeuing presupposeth the object of our Faith, which is this, that CHRIST is giuen: now the very beleeuing doth not cause Christ to be giuen; but he is giuen, and therefore we beleeue. In all actions the object is in order of nature before the ⟨p. 11⟩