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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.
1And so again, this should teach us, seeing all depends upon faith, when we come to search, to consider what assurance we have, that so we may go the right way to work. For commonly, when we consider our estates, we look what fruits we have, what sincerity hath appeared in our life, and if we find that weak, we commonly conclude, that our faith is weak also, and so the weakness of our sanctification weakeneth our assurance; but we should go another way to work: When we find a weakness, we should go to the promises, and strengthen our assurance: for there be two ways to increase assurance.2
1And so againe, this should teach vs, seeing all depends vpon faith, when wee come to search, to consider what assurance wee haue, that so we may goe the right way to worke. For commonly, when wee consider our estates, we looke what fruites wee haue, what sincerity hath appeared in our life, and if we finde that weake, we commonly conclude, that our faith is weake also, and so the weaknesse of our sanctification weakneth our assurance; but wee should goe another way to worke: When we finde a weaknesse, we should go to the promises, and strengthen our assurance: for there be two wayes to increase assurance.2
- 1Use 4. To look to faith in our search.Vse 4. To looke to faith in our search.
- 2Two ways to increase assurance.Two wayes to increase assurance.
One is by the promises, the sure Word, on which faith is built.