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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.
this increaseth love, when we believe the promise of GOD, that he is ready to forgive, that is effectual for this purpose. When CHRIST came to Peter, and said unto him, Lovest thou me? then, saith he, feed my Sheep. So after this manner, when thou once believest that GOD loves thee, and canst bring thy heart to love him again, if now CHRIST should come to thee, and say, Lovest thou me, who loved thee, and gave my self for thee? If thou doest love me, disdain such a thing which I hate, do not such things as will grieve me; keep my Commandments, keep my Sabbaths; if thou lovest me, let not thy conversation ⟨p. 215⟩be in wantonness, in strife and envying; it thou love me, labour to bring some glory to my Name, and to do some good to mankind; if thou love me, be diligent in thy Calling; if thou love me, honour me, do good to others, do good to thy self with it. Let a man go through all the particulars of sin, and he would abstain from it, if he would set faith on work this way to sanctify his heart.
this increaseth loue, when we beleeue the promise of GOD, that he is ready to forgiue, that is effectuall for this purpose. When CHRIST came to Peter, and said vnto him, Louest thou me? then, saith he, feede my Sheepe. So after this manner, when thou once beleeuest that GOD loues thee, and canst bring thy heart to loue him againe, if now CHRIST should come to thee, and say, Louest thou me, who loued thee, and gaue my selfe for thee? If thou doest loue me, disdaine such a thing which I hate, doe not such things as will grieue me; keepe my Commandements, keepe my Sabbaths; if thou louest me, let not thy conuersation ⟨p. 215⟩be in wantonnesse, in strife and enuying; it thou loue me, labour to bring some glory to my Name, and to doe some good to mankinde; if thou loue me, be diligent in thy Calling; if thou loue mee, honour mee, doe good to others, doe good to thy selfe with it. Let a man goe thorow all the particulars of sinne, and he would abstaine from it, if hee would set faith on worke this way to sanctifie his heart.