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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.
See here is a fair excuse: Take heed of such excuses, say not, I shall tempt GOD. ⟨p. 177⟩And know, that though there be not Miracles, yet GOD he works wonders now a days, as well as then, his hand is not shortened; now he is the same GOD, he is as powerful as he was. It is true now as it was in Davids time, that wonderful are thy works. And CHRIST now in the time of the Gospel, his Name is wonderful. In Isai. 9.1 The government is upon his shoulders, and his Name shall be called wonderful; that is, in the government of his Church he doth wonderful things; that is, when a thing seems to be never so strong and well built, when the strength of the Enemy seems to be never so great and invincible, he is wonderful to disappoint them.
See heere is a faire excuse: Take heede of such excuses, say not, I shall tempt GOD. ⟨p. 177⟩And know, that though there be not Miracles, yet GOD he workes wonders now a dayes, as well as then, his hand is not shortned; now he is the same GOD, he is as powerfull as hee was. It is true now as it was in Dauids time, that wonderfull are thy workes. And CHRIST now in the time of the Gospell, his Name is wonderfull. In Isai. 9.1 The gouernment is vpon his shoulders, and his Name shall bee called wonderfull; that is, in the gouernment of his Church hee doth wonderfull things; that is, when a thing seemes to bee neuer so strong and well built, when the strength of the Enemy seemes to be neuer so great and inuincible, hee is wonderfull to disappoint them.
- 1Isay 9.