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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.
1. THESS. 1.3. Remembering your effectual Faith, &c.
1. THESS. 1.3. Remembring your effectuall Faith, &c.
IN the fifth place;1 If nothing please GOD, if he accepts of nothing but what comes from effectual faith; then we should learn hence to judge aright of our works: for what works soever we do, they please GOD no further then he seeth and findeth some faith in them. The Use before showed us how to judge aright of ⟨p. 80⟩our faith; this teacheth you how to judge aright of all the works you do, that you do not mistake in them. For men are very apt to judge amiss of what they do in this case.
IN the fifth place;1 If nothing please GOD, if he accepts of nothing but what comes from effectuall faith; then we should learne hence to iudge aright of our workes: for what workes soeuer wee doe, they please GOD no further then hee seeth and findeth some faith in them. The Vse before shewed vs how to iudge aright of ⟨p. 80⟩our faith; this teacheth you how to iudge aright of all the workes you doe, that you doe not mistake in them. For men are very apt to iudge amisse of what they doe in this case.
- 1Use. 5. To learn to judge aright of our works.Vse. 5. To learne to iudge aright of our workes.