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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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Lastly, because the objection still comes in when you have such a description of the Lord: I but my sins are still repeated; he adds in the conclusion, he is a God still forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. Why are those three words put in? That you may know that he forgives sins of all sorts; for every man is ready to find some peculiarity in his sins, he thinks such and such sins cannot be forgiven, sins that I have committed thus and thus: Nay, saith the Lord, what sins soever they are, of what nature soever, he forgives iniquity, he forgives natural corruption, he forgives less infirmities, he forgives greater rebellions; and he is still doing it, for so the word signifieth, he is still and still forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. So we have showed you what the Lord is, that you may learn to know him: therefore we will conclude this first, and say to you as the Spouse saith, Cant. 5. Such a one is the Lord, and such a one is our well-beloved, oh you daughters of Jerusalem, that is, he is wholly delectable: if we were able to show him to you, it must be your labour to consider him, that you may learn to know him, and to love him.
Lastly, because the objection still comes in when you have such a description of the Lord: I but my sinnes are still repeated; hee addes in the conclusion, he is a God still forgiving iniquitie, transgression and sinne. Why are those three words put in? That you may know that hee forgives sinnes of all sorts; for every man is ready to finde some peculiarity in his sinnes, hee thinkes such and such sinnes cannot be forgiven, sinnes that I have committed thus and thus: Nay, saith the Lord, what sinnes soever they are, of what nature soever, he forgives iniquity, he forgives naturall corruption, he forgives lesse infirmities, he forgives greater rebellions; and he is still doing it, for so the word signifieth, hee is still and still forgiving iniquity, transgression and sinne. So we have shewed you what the Lord is, that you may learn to know him: therfore we wil conclude this first, and say to you as the Spouse saith, Cant. 5. Such a one is the Lord, and such a one is our wellbeloved, oh you daughters of Ierusalem, that is, he is wholly delectable: if we were able to shew him to you, it must be your labour to consider him, that you may learne to know him, and to love him.