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The Breastplate of Faith and Love

Name: The Breastplate of Faith and Love
Author: John Preston

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.

John Preston 1587–1628London: printed by W. Jones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630London: printed by W. Iones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630

[12], 138, 200, 219 [i.e. 216], 216, [18] p. · 158k words · STC 20208 · ESTC S105956

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Part › Sermon 3: OF EFFECTUAL FAITH. The third Sermon.Part › Sermon 3: OF EFFECTVALL FAITH. The third Sermon.

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¹Now, if we were not mistaken in it, there would be no question of this: we think that faith is nothing but a persuasion that our sins are forgiven, a persuasion that the promises are true, a persuasion that the Scripture is true, a persuasion that CHRIST dyed for my sins: And thence it is, that men are apt to be deceived in it: If they took faith as it is in it self, a marrying of our selves to CHRIST, with all our heart and affections, when he hath given himself to us, as in marriage, and we are given to him, in doing this we should never be deceived.

¹Now, if we were not mistaken in it, there would be no question of this: we thinke that faith is nothing but a perswasion that our sinnes are forgiuen, a perswasion that the promises are true, a perswasion that the Scripture is true, a perswasion that CHRIST dyed for my sinnes: And thence it is, that men are apt to be deceiued in it: If they tooke faith as it is in it selfe, a marrying of our selues to CHRIST, with all our heart and affections, when hee hath giuen himselfe to vs, as in marriage, and we are giuen to him, in doing this wee should neuer bee deceiued.

1Men deceived in the definition of faith.Men deceiued in the definition of faith.

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¹If thou wouldest know now if thy faith be right, examine it as thou wouldest examine another thing.

¹If thou wouldest know now if thy faith bee right, examine it as thou wouldest examine another thing.

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Author

John Preston 1587–1628

Place

London

Printer

W. JonesW. Iones

Bookseller

Nicolas Bourne

Year

1630

Size

[12], 138, 200, 219 [i.e. 216], 216, [18] p.

Words

158,254

Catalogue

STC 20208 · ESTC S105956

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EEBO-TCP A09950

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1,487

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The Breastplate of Faith and Love

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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