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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, when thou hast such a secret impression of assurance from his Spirit, which will not fail thee, when thou findest this, on GODS part, and again when thou findest this act on thy own part;1 when thou sayest, I have resolved to take him, (for a man may know what he hath done) I have resolved to take him for my husband, I have resolved to prefer him before all things in the world, to be divorced from all things in the world, and to cleave to him: This I know, these acts have passed on Gods part, and this I have done on my part; when thou findest this wrought in thy self, be assured there is faith wrought in thee: when the Law hath been a Schoolmaster to thee, and when CHRIST hath spoken peace, and when thou art built upon him again; consider if this hath been wrought.
Againe, when thou hast such a secret impression of assurance from his Spirit, which will not faile thee, when thou findest this, on GODS part, and againe when thou findest this act on thy owne part;1 when thou sayest, I haue resolued to take him, (for a man may know what he hath done) I haue resolued to take him for my husband, I haue resolued to prefer him before all things in the world, to be diuorsed from all things in the world, and to cleaue to him: This I know, these acts haue passed on Gods part, and this I haue done on my part; when thou findest this wrought in thy selfe, be assured there is faith wrought in thee: when the Law hath beene a Schoolemaster to thee, and when CHRIST hath spoken peace, and when thou art built vpon him againe; consider if this hath beene wrought.
- 1The match between Christ and the soul reciprocal.The match betweene Christ and the soule reciprocall.
This is the first means to try thy faith: but, because this may be an ambiguous means, a man may be deceived in it; therefore faith doth show it self by many other effects. And therefore we will add to this, (which is the very thing wherein faith consists) other signs;