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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.
1But now, what is this soft voice? that I may a little further come to explain that: for certainly, if he come in the soft voice, that is, the voice of the Gospel, you are sure. But what is it?
1But now, what is this soft voice? that I may a little further come to explaine that: for certainely, if he come in the soft voice, that is, the voice of the Gospel, you are sure. But what is it?
- 1Soft voice, what.
1I take it to be this. One thing is, when there is a clearing of the promise, (for the voice is the very Gospel it self:) Now, when we ⟨p. 89⟩preach the Gospel to men, and open the promises of salvation, and of life, if God do not join with us now, and clear them to you, by kindling a light within, that you see the meaning of them; except he, I say, do thus join with us, you shall not be able to build upon these promises. Therefore that is one thing that God must do: For, though it be true, the Word is near you, that you need not go up to heaven,2 nor down to hell to fetch it, (for saith Moses, the Word is near you, the promises are near, in your mouths, in the midst of you) yet, except God do show them, as clear as they be, you cannot see them. As when Jesus stood by Mary Magdalene, he was near enough, but till her eyes were opened, she saw him not. So Hagar, the Well was near enough to her, but till her eyes were opened, she could not see it. So, when we preach these promises, when we lay them open as near as we can, as near as may be, yet it must be the work of the Spirit to see the promises,3