A09950:823
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.
Fifthly,5 love will do much and suffer much for the party loved: Paul, as he was abundant in love, so he was abundant in labour likewise; whosoever aboundeth in love will abound in works also. Therefore see what you do for the Lord Jesus, see what you suffer for his sake. When Christ came to Peter, and asked him that question, Peter l•vest thou me? he puts him upon the try•ll by this fruit of his love, Feed my Lambs: ⟨p. 76⟩As if he should say, Peter, if thou wilt show that thou lovest me, express it in doing something for my sake, Feed my Lambs: herein thy love shall be discerned; do not say thou lovest me, and yet art negligent in doing for me, Feed my Lambs. We shall not need to press this much in this Congregation, because it belongs to the Ministry: Although you have somewhat to do in it for the Magistracy also, whereby they may express their love to the Lord Jesus, to help the feeding of Christ Lambs.
Fifthly,5 love will doe much and suffer much for the party loved: Paul, as he was abundant in love, so he was abundant in labour likewise; whosoever aboundeth in love will abound in workes also. Therefore see what you doe for the Lord Iesus, see what you suffer for his sake. When Christ came to Peter, and asked him that question, Peter l•vest thou me? hee puts him upon the try•ll by this fruit of his love, Feede my Lambes: ⟨p. 76⟩As if he should say, Peter, if thou wilt shew that thou lovest me, expresse it in doing something for my sake, Feede my Lambes: herein thy love shall be discerned; doe not say thou lovest mee, and yet art negligent in doing for mee, Feede my Lambes. We shall not need to presse this much in this Congregation, because it belongs to the Ministery: Although you haue somewhat to doe in it for the Magistracie also, whereby they may expresse their love to the Lord Iesus, to helpe the feeding of Christ Lambes.