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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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2. Remember that CHRIST is made righteousness to us, that no flesh might rejoice in his sight, but he that rejoiceth might rejoice in the Lord.
2. Remember that CHRIST is made righteousnesse to vs, that no flesh might reioyce in his sight, but he that reioyceth might reioyce in the Lord.
3. Remember that the pardon is general. Look to the promises of the Gospel; you shall find them without all exception. To us a Saviour is borne, to take away the sins of his people; he came to take away sins of all sorts. Now, when GOD hath made no exception, why should we make any?
3. Remember that the pardon is generall. Looke to the promises of the Gospell; you shall finde them without all exception. To vs a Sauiour is borne, to take away the sinnes of his people; he came to take away sinnes of all sorts. Now, when GOD hath made no exception, why should we make any?
4. Consider that we have to do with a GOD, who delights to show mercy, it is a thing that he is not weary of, it is natural to him: And therefore as the eye is not weary of seeing, nor the ear of hearing, because it is natural to them, no more is GOD weary of showing mercy.1 Nay, he delights in it, Mic. 7.8. Who is a God like unto thee, taking away iniquities, delighting to show mercy, &c. Why so? Because mercy pleaseth him. That is, there is no work that he is so much pleased in, as in showing mercy.