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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.
And upon this affection likewise hang the others, when a man hates a thing, he flies from it; if it overtakes him, he grieves; if it be likely it will overtake him, though it be not yet on him, he fears: if he think he is strong enough to resist it, he is bold and confident. So these two affections (I say) divide the rest. Now I will add but this further, that I may declare to you the general nature of this affection, that is, the kinds of love: And you shall find these kinds of love. I will name them briefly.1
And upon this affection likewise hang the others, when a man hates a thing, he flies from it; if it overtakes him, hee grieves; if it be likely it will overtake him, though it be not yet on him, he feares: if he thinke he is strong enough to resist it, hee is bolde and confident. So these two affections (I say) divide the rest. Now I will adde but this further, that I may declare to you the generall nature of this affection, that is, the kindes of love: And you shall finde these kindes of love. I will name them briefly.1
- 1Five kinds of love.Five kindes of love.
First, there is a love of pity, as when you love a thing, you know, you desire the preservation of it; when you find any thing lye upon it that destroys it, you pity the thing you love, and desire ⟨p. 9⟩to remove it: So a father pities his son when he is sick, when he is vicious and untoward, he loves him now with a love of pity, he desires to remove the thing that hurts it.
First, there is a love of pitty, as when you love a thing, you know, you desire the preservation of it; when you finde any thing lye upon it that destroyes it, you pitty the thing you love, and desire