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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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4Fourthly, it may be God hears thee, but it crosseth some other secret passage of his providence. There are many things that GOD the great Governor of the world must bring together; and though thou see no reason why he should not hear thee, yet it may be he will discover unto thee, that the sum of all things being put together, thou shalt see that it is not best for thee to be heard. David now, when he comes to ask a request at Gods hands, that he might build him a Temple, it was a thing that ⟨p. 201⟩he desired, and he made no question but that it was according to Gods will▪ and Nathan was of that opinion too, Go, saith he, and do all that is in thine heart: David did not know what belonged to that business, because no man can judge of those things that GOD hath appointed to bring to pass, a man cannot see round about all the corners of GODS providence, no man is able to see it: we see not the concurrence of things, how one thing stands with another. And therefore we ought not to look in such cases to be heard; as the Wise Men, they thought it fit to have returned by the way they came, but God saw a reason to turn them another way. Therefore be not hasty in thy requests, but know that GOD is wise, and will work all for the best, his glory must go in all, and one thing must be done, that his end may be brought to pass in all.
4Fourthly, it may be God heares thee, but it crosseth some other secret passage of his prouidence. There are many things that GOD the great Gouernour of the world must bring together; and though thou see no reason why he should not heare thee, yet it may be hee will discouer vnto thee, that the sum of all things being put together, thou shalt see that it is not best for thee to be heard. Dauid now, when he comes to aske a request at Gods hands, that he might build him a Temple, it was a thing that ⟨p. 201⟩he desired, and he made no question but that it was according to Gods will▪ and Nathan was of that opinion too, Goe, saith hee, and doe all that is in thine heart: Dauid did not know what belonged to that businesse, because no man can iudge of those things that GOD hath appointed to bring to passe, a man cannot see round about all the corners of GODS prouidence, no man is able to see it: wee see not the concurrence of things, how one thing stands with another. And therefore we ought not to looke in such cases to be heard; as the Wisemen, they thought it fit to haue returned by the way they came, but God saw a reason to turne them another way. Therfore be not hasty in thy requests, but know that GOD is wise, and will worke all for the best, his glory must goe in all, and one thing must be done, that his end may be brought to passe in all.