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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.
As first, Saith he, if a man should say to §1one, Be warmed, or, Be filled: as this is but vain liberality, when as yet a man doth nothing; so, for a man to profess that he believeth in CHRIST, and yet doth nothing for him, it is a vain faith.
As first, Saith he, if a man should say to §1one, Be warmed, or, Be filled: as this is but vaine liberality, when as yet a man doth nothing; so, for a man to professe that he beleeueth in CHRIST, and yet doth nothing for him, it is a vaine faith.
Secondly, Some man might say, Thou §2hast faith, and I have works, show me thy faith by thy works. That is, if a man have faith, he will show it by his works. As if he should have said,1 If the Sun be the greatest light, let it give the greatest splendour; If the Lodestone be of such a virtue, let it show it, by attracting the Iron to it: So, if thy faith be effectual, show it by thy works: that is, if thy faith be a true faith, it must be a working faith, or else it is nothing, GOD will not accept it.
Secondly, Some man might say, Thou §2hast faith, and I haue workes, shew me thy faith by thy workes. That is, if a man haue faith, hee will shew it by his workes. As if hee should haue said,1 If the Sunne be the greatest light, let it giue the greatest splendor; If the Loadstone be of such a vertue, let it shew it, by attracting the Iron to it: So, if thy faith be effectuall, shew it by thy workes: that is, if thy faith be a true faith, it must bee a working faith, or else it is nothing, GOD will not accept it.