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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.
1Again, you know, in the law of God an Adulterer ought to die, as in the law of trial, when the woman was to drink the cursed water, if she were an Adulteress, it was a curse to her, the Lord appointed it to be death to her. Now he that loves not the Lord is an Adulterer, that is, he is false to the Lord that should be his husband. And when he loves not the Lord, he doth love somewhat else: And doth it not deserve a curse to prefer their pelf before the Lord? that he should love pleasures more than God? that he should love the praise of men more than the praise of God? And this is the case of every man that ⟨p. 21⟩loves not the Lord, he loves the world: and he that loves the world is an Adulterer and an Adulteress, saith St. James.
1Againe, you know, in the law of God an Adulterer ought to die, as in the law of triall, when the woman was to drinke the cursed water, if shee were an Adulteresse, it was a curse to her, the Lord appointed it to be death to her. Now hee that loves not the Lord is an Adulterer, that is, hee is false to the Lord that should be his husband. And when he loves not the Lord, he doth love somewhat else: And doth it not deserve a curse to preferre their pelfe before the Lord? that he should love pleasures more than God? that he should love the praise of men more thā the praise of God? And this is the case of every man that ⟨p. 21⟩loves not the Lord, hee loves the world: and hee that loves the world is an Adulterer and an Adulteresse, saith St. Iames.
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