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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, I say, it is not so heavy but it may be borne: we see how Paul bore all his afflictions, (we see it in other instances, which before we reckoned up:1) in 2 Cor. 11. See ⟨p. 191⟩how he was stoned, how he was scourged, and imprisoned, the troubles that he had within him: the care of all the Churches was upon him, and who was afflicted, and he did not burn? It was to him as a fire to a man, it scorched him; and yet you shall see, that he bore them in such a manner, that if a man were to choose Pauls comforts with his afflictions, he should make a good choice to take the one with the other. Paul, in the presence of Nero, is not daunted, who was a wicked Tyrant. So David, he was in a miserable case at Ziglag, he had lost his Wives, and all that he had, he had no help, but • few (600.) men, and yet they would have stoned him too: this was nothing to him, when God had settled his spirit with comfort, he comforted himself in the LORD. So in any case, if God keep a whole spirit in thee, it is no matter.
Againe, I say, it is not so heauy but it may be borne: we see how Paul bore all his afflictions, (we see it in other instances, which before we reckoned vp:1) in 2 Cor. 11. See ⟨p. 191⟩how he was stoned, how hee was scourged, and imprisoned, the troubles that hee had within him: the care of all the Churches was vpon him, and who was afflicted, and he did not burne? It was to him as a fire to a man, it scorched him; and yet you shall see, that he bore them in such a manner, that if a man were to chuse Pauls comforts with his afflictions, he should make a good choice to take the one with the other. Paul, in the presence of Nero, is not daunted, who was a wicked Tyrant. So Dauid, hee was in a miserable case at Ziglag, he had lost his Wiues, and all that he had, he had no helpe, but • few (600.) men, and yet they would haue stoned him too: this was nothing to him, when God had setled his spirit with comfort, he comforted himselfe in the LORD. So in any case, if God keepe a whole spirit in thee, it is no matter.