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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, know that there may be peace built on fancy, such contentments as a man may find in a pleasant dream, he is as strongly persuaded as the waking man: So many hypocrites, that have had some trouble before, and come to have some peace after, they think it sure, when it is built upon a false ground, and not upon the sure Word. Therefore consider whether it be such a peace as is well built, whether it be such a Peace indeed that casts out Satan, and thou findest some assaults made by him again. For, be thou assured, if it be true peace, if Satan be cast out, he will not let thee alone, thou shalt be sure to have thy peace troubled, he will make many rebellions against thee by the flesh and the world: And therefore if thou find all quiet, that there are no such assaults in thee, that there are no troubles or attempts made on thee, be thou assured it is counterfeited peace: But still keep this, that if there be faith, there will be peace; that is, the heart will be at rest, it will be quiet, there will be a certain security in GOD.
Againe, know that there may bee peace built on fancy, such contentments as a man may find in a pleasant dreame, he is as strongly perswaded as the waking man: So many hypocrites, that haue had some trouble before, and come to haue some peace after, they thinke it sure, when it is built vpon a false ground, and not vpon the sure Word. Therefore consider whether it be such a peace as is well built, whether it be such a Peace indeed that casts out Satan, and thou findest some assaults made by him againe. For, be thou assured, if it be true peace, if Satan bee cast out, he will not let thee alone, thou shalt bee sure to haue thy peace troubled, he will make many rebellions against thee by the flesh and the world: And therefore if thou finde all quiet, that there are no such assaults in thee, that there are no troubles or attempts made on thee, be thou assured it is counterfeited peace: But still keepe this, that if there bee faith, there will be peace; that is, the heart will be at rest, it will be quiet, there will be a certaine security in GOD.
See it in other things. Take faith in any thing else, and you shall see, so much faith, so much quiet in you. For example, Hannah, in