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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.
They despised him,1 they mocked him, they knew him not to be CHRIST, they made no account of him; their greatest work in killing him, was, they despised him, they mocked him: So thou comest and art bold with him here, it is a despising of CHRIST: If thou didst reverence him, if thou didst fear him, if thou didst tremble at him, if thou didst know him to be such a one as he is, thou wouldst not be bold to do it. And therefore, if thou wilt venture upon small grounds to go on in sin, and yet come and receive the Sacrament, the Apostle saith, thou art guilty of the body and blood of Christ: that is, thou committest a sin of that nature, and therefore look to it.
They despised him,1 they mocked him, they knew him not to be CHRIST, they made no account of him; their greatest worke in killing him, was, they despised him, they mocked him: So thou commest and art bold with him here, it is a despising of CHRIST: If thou didst reuerence him, if thou didst feare him, if thou didst tremble at him, if thou didst know him to be such a one as he is, thou wouldst not be bold to doe it. And therfore, if thou wilt venture vpon small grounds to goe on in sinne, and yet come and receiue the Sacrament, the Apostle saith, thou art guilty of the body and blood of Christ: that is, thou committest a sinne of that nature, and therefore looke to it.
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Secondly,2 if thou wouldst know whether thy faith be true or no, consider whether thou hast this consequent of it, the Spirit of Prayer: for wheresoever there is a Spirit of faith, there is also a Spirit of prayer: that is, (mark ⟨p. 104⟩