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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,7 Take two men that have both children to provide for, they have posterity to care for; the one man he reasons thus with himself; If I leave them not as good a stock as I would, yet I shall leave them Gods blessing, which is able to make them prosper; and though I should leave them abundance, yet all that, without Gods blessing, will not be ⟨p. 166⟩able to do it. Therefore such a man will be indifferent for matter of estate, he will leave a conveniency for them, if he can, but he takes no great care, he had rather lay up faithful prayers in heaven, he had rather see them brought up in the fear of GOD, for he trust GOD, and he thinks that his blessing can do• it, without means; and he knows that great means, without Gods blessing, cannot do it. But when another man is in this case, he looks to that which is represented to his eyes: and therefore he will not have done till he have provided such a portion for such a child, till he have built him houses, till he have made them firm on every side, till he have added house to house; this is out of want of faith, he believes not: hence it is that these two run a different course.
Againe,7 Take two men that haue both children to prouide for, they haue posterity to care for; the one man he reasons thus with himselfe; If I leaue them not as good a stock as I would, yet I shall leaue them Gods blessing, which is able to make them prosper; and though I should leaue them abundance, yet all that, without Gods blessing, will not be ⟨p. 166⟩able to doe it. Therefore such a man will be indifferent for matter of estate, he will leaue a conueniency for them, if he can, but he takes no great care, hee had rather lay vp faithfull prayers in heauen, he had rather see them brought vp in the feare of GOD, for hee trust GOD, and he thinkes that his blessing can do• it, without meanes; and he knows that great meanes, without Gods blessing, cannot doe it. But when another man is in this case, hee lookes to that which is represented to his eyes: and therefore he will not haue done till he haue prouided such a portion for such a childe, till he haue built him houses, till he haue made them firme on euery side, till he haue added house to house; this is out of want of faith, he beleeues not: hence it is that these two runne a different course.