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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.
It is not a place now to stand to give notes of Love:1 we will only show now, that Love is a sure companion of Faith, and that Faith is not good, if Love be not there, But yet I say, if thou love him,2 thou shalt find that in thine own heart, thou needest not go far for a trial of that.
It is not a place now to stand to giue notes of Loue:1 we will only shew now, that Loue is a sure companion of Faith, and that Faith is not good, if Loue be not there, But yet I say, if thou loue him,2 thou shalt find that in thine owne heart, thou needest not goe far for a tryall of that.
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- 2Trials of love.Tryals of loue.
Love is the most sensible, the most quick, and most active affection of all others. Consider, if thou love any creature, or any thing, any man or woman, doest thou not feel thy affection stirring in thee? doest thou not find thy heart thus longing after them whom thou affectest? thou delightest to be in their company, in their presence, thou desireth to be with ⟨p. 126⟩them. So that, if a strangeness grow between you at any time, thy heart is not at ease till all be right again between you: So, doest thou love the Lord Jesus? Doest thou keep his Commandments? Doth a man profess to love GOD, and cares not to vex him, and anger him?