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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, the very ordinary works of our Calling, ordinary things to men, ordinary service from day to day, if it come from faith, if it be done as to the Lord, he accepts them, and they are good works indeed. This use we ought to make of it: If GOD regard not any thing but faith, we should not be deceived in our works which we do.
Againe, the very ordinary workes of our Calling, ordinary things to men, ordinary seruice from day to day, if it come from faith, if it be done as to the Lord, he accepts them, and they are good workes indeed. This vse we ought to make of it: If GOD regard not any thing but faith, we should not be deceiued in our workes which we doe.
1Again, if faith be such a thing, that no works are accepted without it, that no branch will grow except it come from this root; if there be no salvation without it, if it be a thing that is most profitable for us; If thou sayest now, How may I know whether I have faith or no? I may be deceived in it. When we hang so much upon this peg, we had need be sure that it be strong, and that it will hold us. I will therefore make this present Use, in showing what the signs of this faith, and what the characters of it are, that you may learn to judge aright, whether that faith that sets all the price upon your works, be a right faith, or no: You may know it by this:
1Againe, if faith be such a thing, that no workes are accepted without it, that no branch will grow except it come from this roote; if there be no saluation without it, if it be a thing that is most profitable for vs; If thou sayest now, How may I know whether I haue faith or no? I may be deceiued in it. When we hang so much vpon this peg, we had neede be sure that it be strong, and that it will hold vs. I will therefore make this present Vse, in shewing what the signes of this faith, and what the characters of it are, that you may learne to iudge aright, whether that faith that sets all the price vpon your workes, be a right faith, or no: You may know it by this: