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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.
You will say then,1 What is it to trust in GOD?2 For that is the reason of all the difference, you see: Therefore, saith Paul, 31 Tim. 4.10. We labour, and suffer rebuke, what is the reason? If you would know the cause, why we lead such a life, why we run another course then others, why we live a painful life in labour from day to day; but if a man had good wages, he might well do that, we labour and suffer, and are rebuked, and have nothing but persecution for our pains; but, saith he, we do it, because we trust in the living God: therefore we labour, and suffer, and are rebuked, because we trust in the living GOD. I say, do this, and thou shalt be able to do the same that Moses did, thou shalt be able to do the same that Paul did, the same that all the Saints have done. If I could but persuade you now to trust in God, to set your faith awork thus far, There is no man that hears me this day, that is in any other course ⟨p. 168⟩then in the ways of Religion and godliness, but he would turn his course: and therefore I will labour in this a little.
You will say then,1 What is it to trust in GOD?2 For that is the reason of all the difference, you see: Therefore, saith Paul, 31 Tim. 4.10. We labour, and suffer rebuke, what is the reason? If you would know the cause, why we leade such a life, why we runne another course then others, why wee liue a painefull life in labour from day to day; but if a man had good wages, he might well doe that, we labour and suffer, and are rebuked, and haue nothing but persecution for our paines; but, saith he, we doe it, because we trust in the liuing God: therefore we labour, and suffer, and are rebuked, because wee trust in the liuing GOD. I say, doe this, and thou shalt be able to doe the same that Moses did, thou shalt be able to doe the same that Paul did, the same that all the Saints haue done. If I could but perswade you now to trust in God, to set your faith aworke thus farre, There is no man that heares me this day, that is in any other course