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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.
First,1 though GOD do so, yet remember that thou must not judge any thing, till thou see he have finished the work: thou wilt not judge a mans work till he have done it: If a man go about to build, judge not his work till it be done, because thou seest not for what end many things are framed and made, wilt thou therefore say that he is an unskilful builder? it were folly to do so, but stay till he have finished work, and then see how one part answers with another, and in what proportion. So in all the works of GOD, if thou see it go well with those that are ill, and those that are good are afflicted, stay till thou see GOD have finished his work.
First,1 though GOD doe so, yet remember that thou must not iudge any thing, till thou see he haue finished the worke: thou wilt not iudge a mans worke till hee haue done it: If a man goe about to build, iudge not his worke till it bee done, because thou seest not for what end many things are framed and made, wilt thou therefore say that hee is an vnskilfull builder? it were folly to doe so, but stay till hee haue finished worke, and then see how one part answers with another, and in what proportion. So in all the workes of GOD, if thou see it goe well with those that are ill, and those that are good are afflicted, stay till thou see GOD haue finished his worke.
- 1We must not judge by Gods outward proceedings.We must not iudge by Gods outward proceedings.
And therefore I say to thee in this case, as Saint James saith; Know ye not what end the Lord made with Job? So mark what end the Lord makes, as with Job, so with all the Saints; know what is their ends. And otherwise take all the evil men, as Jeroboam and Saul, and see what end the LORD made with them; their prosperity was as a pleasant Dream, which was soon gone; as the flower of the grass upon the house top, which withereth: Look to the end of things. I cannot stand on it.