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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, as the thing we love is more high and supernatural; as we hang and depend upon it more, so we love it more; and these you shall find in God. Now lay these general principles, and we will make use of it afterwards: Only this observe more, before I pass from the general description of it,1 That there is a natural love that God hath placed in the heart of every man, and that love wherewith every man loves himself, such a love as every man hath to his children, such a love as wherewith a man loves his wealth, or any thing by nature that is good to him.
Againe, as the thing we loue is more high and supernaturall; as wee hang and depend upon it more, so we loue it more; and these you shall finde in God. Now lay these generall principles, and we will make use of it afterwards: Onely this obserue more, before I passe frō the general description of it,1 That there is a naturall loue that God hath placed in the heart of every man, and that loue wherewith every man loues himselfe, such a loue as every man hath to his children, such a loue as wherewith a man loues his wealth, or any thing by nature that is good to him.
- 1Three sorts of Love.
Now this natural love hath two other loves hanging on both sides of it:
Now this naturall loue hath two other loues hanging on both sides of it: