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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
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Again;3 we require good works of necessity, as well as the Papists: we say, you must have good works, or else you cannot be saved; so that, except you have repented, except you have love as well as faith, ⟨p. 72⟩except there be a change of heart, Christ is not in you.
Againe;3 wee require good workes of necessity, as well as the Papists: wee say, you must haue good workes, or else you cannot be saued; so that, except you haue repented, except you haue loue as well as faith, ⟨p. 72⟩except there be a change of heart, Christ is not in you.
- 3Good works necessary, though not to justification.Good workes necessary, though not to iustification.
1We require good works with the same necessity; only they have a different rise, they rise from different grounds. When the Papists are asked what should move a man to do good works? They say it is by way of merit, to get heaven; and that is it that maketh all their works to be of no worth. For, take any natural man, he that hath the most impure heart, may not he, to escape Hell, and to get Heaven, do all the works the Papists require, and for the same end that they require them? May he not give Alms, &c.2 But to do it out of love, that is a thing that no Hypocrite is able to reach unto: And therefore we say, that the meanest work, even the giving of a Cup of cold water, is a good work, if it proceed from love: whereas, take the fairest work, that hath the greatest glory, and splendour, though it be Martyrdom; if it come not from love,