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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 here every man will be ready to profess, and say that he is not so strait handed, but he is ready to do many things for Christ, that he is bountiful, and seeks not his own things?
1But here every man will be ready to professe, and say that he is not so strait handed, but hee is readie to doe manie things for Christ, that hee is bountifull, and seekes not his owne things?
- 1Object.
1My Beloved, let us try this now a little: thou thinkest thou art so bountiful for the Lord, I would ask thee this; Doest thou do it purely for the Lord in such a case, when there is no profit nor praise with men, nor advantage redounding to thy self? art thou as forward then as when there are all those respects? art thou as abundant in it, as diligent, and as ready to do it? This discovers the falsehood of mens hearts for the most part.
1My Beloved, let us trie this now a little: thou thinkest thou art so bountifull for the Lord, I would aske thee this; Doest thou doe it purely for the Lord in such a case, when there is no profit nor praise with men, nor advantage redounding to thy selfe? art thou as forward then as when there are all those respects? art thou as abundant in it, as diligent, and as ready to doe it? This discovers the falshood of mens hearts for the most part.
- 1Answ.