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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.
Again,3 (to proceed) if you love the Lord Jesus, you will also love his appearance: as you have it in 2 Tim. 4.8. A crown of righteousness is laid up for me, and as many as love the appearance of Jesus Christ: 2and in Heb. 9. ult. He was offered for the sins of many, and shall appear the second time to such as look for him, &c. For whom was he offered? and to whom shall he appear? To as many as look for his coming again. So in 2 Pet. 3.13. What manner of men (saith the Apostle) ought we to be in all godliness & holy conversation,3 looking for and hasting to the appearance of Christ? &c. So that it is certain, every man that loveth the Lord Jesus, he loves his appearance, he hasteneth to the coming of the Lord, he looks for his coming again: and it must needs be so in reason. For if you love any, you know, you must needs love their presence; will you profess that you are loving to any, that when you hear of their coming towards you, there is no news more ⟨p. 72⟩unacceptable to you? If a woman had a husband in the East Indies, and report of his coming home should be the worst news that she could hear, shall we think that such a woman loves her husband? So if you did love the Lord Jesus, you would be glad to have his appearance.
Againe,3 (to proceed) if you love the Lord Iesus, you will also love his appearance: as you have it in 2 Tim. 4.8. A crowne of righteousnesse is laid up for me, and as many as love the appearance of Iesus Christ: 2