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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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Fourthly,4 you shall find this to be the property of love, he that loveth is very ready to speak of the party loved; love is full of loquacity, it is ready to fall into the praises of the party beloved, and to keep no measure in it, to abound in it, that is the disposition of every man that loveth. So is it in this love to the Lord Jesus: You may see it in David, as he abounded in love to the Lord, so he could never satisfy himself in praising the Lord: in Psal. 105.2 which is repeated 2 Chron. 15.3 you shall find that he hath never done with it, but is always singing praises to the Lord: Sing praise to the Lord, and be alway talking of his wondrous works. And again, Remember his marvellous works that he hath done of old, and all the wonders, &c. As if he should say, if you love the Lord, show it in praising of him. Do you profess to love the Lord, and yet never delight to speak of him? nor delight to hear others speak of him? My Beloved, this backwardness that is amongst us to holy and gracious speech, to speeches that tend to the setting ⟨p. 76⟩forth of the Lords praise, shows that love to the Lord Jesus is wanting among us.
Fourthly,4 you shall finde this to be the property of love, hee that loveth is very readie to speake of the party loved; love is full of loquacitie, it is readie to fall into the praises of the party beloved, and to keepe no measure in it, to abound in it, that is the disposition of every man that loveth. So is it in this love to the Lord Iesus: You may see it in David, as he abounded in love to the Lord, so hee could never satisfie himselfe in praising the Lord: in Psal. 105.2