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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.
1But now men say, This is a hard condition, I little thought of it.
- 1Object.Obiect.
1It is true, the condition is hard, and that is the reason that so few are willing to come in, when they understand these after-clap conditions, that they must part with all, that they must be persecuted, that their will must be perfectly subject to the will of Christ, that they must be holy as he is holy, that the same mind must be in them that is in Christ Jesus that they must be of those peculiar people of GOD. And therefore have we told you that none will ⟨p. 25⟩come in to take CHRIST for their Husband, till they have been bitten with the sense of their sins, till they be heavy laden, and have felt the weight of Satan's yoke, till then they will not come under the yoke of CHRIST; but those that be humble, that have their hearts broken, that know what the wrath of GOD is, that have their consciences awaked to see sin, will come in, and be glad they have CHRIST, though on these conditions; but the other will not. If you will have CHRIST on these condition, you may: But we preach in vain, all the world refuseth CHRIST, because they will not leave their covetousness, and idleness, and swearing, and their several sports and pleasures, their living at liberty, and Company-keeping, they will not do the things that CHRIST requires at their hands, and all because they are not humbled, they know not what sin means; whereas, should GOD show it to them in its right colours, should they be but in Judas his case, had they tasted of the Terrors of the Almighty, were their consciences enlightened, and did it set them on, they would take him with all their heart.