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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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Dedication

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ILLVSTRISSIMO, NOBILISSIMOQVE VIRO, ROBERTO COMITI WARWICENCI, JOHANNIS PRESTONI S. T. D. ET COLLEGII IMMANVELIS Q. MAGISTRI (CVIVS TVTELAE, DVM IN VIVIS ESSET, PRIMOGENITVM SWM, IN DISCIPLINAM, ET LITERIS EXPOLIENDVM, TRADIDIT) POSTHVMORVM TRACTATWM PARTEM, DE NATVRA FIDEI, EIVSQVE EFFICACIA, DEQVE AMORE, ET OPERIBVS BONIS, DEVOTISSIMI, TAM AVTHORIS, DVM VIVERET, QVAM IPSORVM QVI SVPERSVNT, OBSEQVII TESTIMONIVM M. D. D. D.

ILLVSTRISSIMO, NOBILISSIMOQVE VIRO, ROBERTO COMITI WARVVICENCI, IOHANNIS PRESTONI S. T. D. ET COLLEGII IMMANVELIS Q. MAGISTRI (CVIVS TVTELAE, DVM IN VIVIS ESSET, PRIMOGENITVM SVVM, IN DISCIPLINAM, ET LITERIS EXPOLIENDVM, TRADIDIT) POSTHVMORVM TRACTATVVM PARTEM, DE NATVRA FIDEI, EIVSQVE EFFICACIA, DEQVE AMORE, ET OPERIBVS BONIS, DEVOTISSIMI, TAM AVTHORIS, DVM VIVERET, QVAM IPSORVM QVI SVPERSVNT, OBSEQVII TESTIMONIVM M. D. D. D.

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RICHARDVS SIBS. JOHANNES DAVENPORT.

RICHARDVS SIBS. IOHANNES DAVENPORT.

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To the Christian Reader.

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Christian Reader,

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The book

Title as printed

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

Text

EEBO-TCP A09950

Passages

1,487

Sections

Title page

The Breastplate of Faith and Love

To the Christian Reader.

OF FAITH. The first Sermon.

The author

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

To the Christian Reader.

OF FAITH. The first Sermon.

The author

Transcription key