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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.
1I will show you a little what it is, because every man is ready to say, I trust in GOD, but I am not able to do this that you say, when I come to such a hard turning. Deceive not thy self, this is to trust in God,2 namely, to be unbottomed of thy self, and of every creature, and so to lean upon GOD, that, if he fail thee, thou sinkest. There is many a man, that pretends he trusts in GOD; but he so trusts GOD, that withal he will provide for himself: such a man saith, GODS blessing is a good addition, but to have that for all, he will not, he will be sure he will be strong, he will make his Mountain strong about him, and he will have the blessings of GOD too: for faith in the promises, he makes them good notions; but for things to trust to, to rest on, it is a thing he will not be persuaded to. Now this is not to trust in GOD. But this is to trust in him, when thou doest so cast thy self on him, that, if he should fail thee, thou wert undone by it.
1I will shew you a little what it is, because euery man is ready to say, I trust in GOD, but I am not able to doe this that you say, when I come to such a hard turning. Deceiue not thy selfe, this is to trust in God,2 namely, to be vnbottomed of thy selfe, and of euery creature, and so to leane vpon GOD, that, if hee faile thee, thou sinkest. There is many a man, that pretends he trusts in GOD; but hee so trusts GOD, that withall hee will prouide for himselfe: such a man saith, GODS blessing is a good addition, but to haue that for all, hee will not, he will be sure he will be strong, he will make his Mountaine strong about him, and he will haue the blessings of GOD too: for faith in the promises, hee makes them good notions; but for things to trust to, to rest on, it is a thing he will not be perswaded to. Now this is not to trust in GOD. But this is to trust in him, when thou doest so cast thy selfe on him, that, if he should faile thee, thou wert vndone by it.