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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.
THE third Character of Faith,1 which I named in the morning, but did not fully finish, is this; If we have justifying faith, then we have peace. In this we should take heed. As it is a great mercy to have a true and sound peace; so to have a peace not well bottomed is the greatest judgement in the world; when GOD gives up a man, that he shall be secure ⟨p. 104⟩and at rest, that he shall not have his mind occupied about sin, or about matters of salvation; I say, it is a sign that such a one God hates: if it continue so with him, it is a sign God will destroy him. But yet peace of conscience, upon a good ground, is a sign of faith; as I showed in Moses, Hannah, David, and the rest. So far we went in the morning.
THE third Character of Faith,1 which I named in the morning, but did not fully finish, is this; If we haue justifying faith, then we haue peace. In this we should take heede. As it is a great mercy to haue a true and sound peace; so to haue a peace not well bottomed is the greatest judgement in the world; when GOD giues vp a man, that he shall be secure ⟨p. 104⟩and at rest, that he shall not haue his minde occupied about sinne, or about matters of saluation; I say, it is a signe that such a one God hates: if it continue so with him, it is a signe God will destroy him. But yet peace of conscience, vpon a good ground, is a signe of faith; as I shewed in Moses, Hannah, Dauid, and the rest. So farre wee went in the morning.
- 1The third mark of faith, it brings peace.The third marke of faith, it brings peace.