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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.
1If nothing be regarded of GOD but effectual faith; that is, if that be the virtue of faith to be effectual, or else it is nothing worth, then we should learn hence, not to let that be wanting to our faith which is the excellency of it, which is the virtue of it, which is the proper quality of it. As, if it be the virtue of a Horse to go well; If it be the virtue of a Knife to cut well; If it be the virtue of a Soldier to fight well; or whatsoever you will instance in, whatsoever virtue it be, or whatsoever thing, you labour to find that in it, whatsoever be wanting; (for every thing hath some proper excellency, some special virtue wherein the thing consists.) Now, to be effectual, to be working, to be operative, If this be the virtue of Faith, (as it were) if this be the character and excellency of faith; Let not this therefore be wanting in faith. What is that then thou shouldst do? Use thy faith, set faith awork, live by it.
1If nothing be regarded of GOD but effectuall faith; that is, if that be the vertue of faith to be effectuall, or else it is nothing worth, then we should learne hence, not to let that be wanting to our faith which is the excellencie of it, which is the vertue of it, which is the proper quality of it. As, if it be the vertue of a Horse to goe well; If it be the vertue of a Knife to cut well; If it be the vertue of a Souldier to fight well; or whatsoeuer you will instance in, whatsoeuer vertue it be, or whatsoeuer thing, you labour to find that in it, whatsoeuer be wanting; (for euery thing hath some proper excellency, some speciall vertue wherein the thing consists.) Now, to be effectuall, to be working, to be operatiue, If this be the vertue of Faith, (as it were) if this be the character and excellency of faith; Let not this therefore be wanting in faith. What is that then thou shouldst doe? Vse thy faith, set faith aworke, liue by it.
- 1To act and exercise Faith, or to set it on Work.To act and exercise Faith, or to set it on Worke.