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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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And secondly, because the mercy that you are now to remember is your redemption from sin and from hell, a greater mercy than that which they were to remember in the Passover, which was their deliverance out of Egypt, (though that was not all) therefore the neglecting of this must needs be a greater sin than the neglecting of that.
And secondly, because the mercie that you are now to remember is your redemption from sinne and from hell, a greater mercie than that which they were to remember in the Passeover, which was their deliverance out of Egypt, (though that was not all) therefore the neglecting of this must neeedes be a greater sinne than the neglecting of that.
Now you see how strictly God layeth a charge upon them, that no man should omit the Passover, unless sickness or a journey hindered ⟨p. 59⟩him. Now consider this you that have been negligent in coming to this holy Sacrament, for it is a great sin, and provokes God to anger when he shall see that this ordinance which himself hath instituted, and which he hath laid such a charge upon you to do is neglected?
Now you see how strictly God layeth a charge upon them, that no man should omit the Passeover, unlesse sicknesse or a journey hindred ⟨p. 59⟩him. Now consider this you that have beene negligent in comming to this holy Sacrament, for it is a great sinne, and provokes God to anger when he shall see that this ordinance which himselfe hath instituted, and which he hath laid such a charge upon you to doe is neglected?