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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
Part › Sermon 4: THE FOURTH SERMON.Part › Sermon 4: THE FOVRTH SERMON.
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.
THE last thing that we did was to show you what were the properties of true love, that by them you might try your selves whether you love the Lord Jesus or no: we went through five in the morning, we now proceed.
THE last thing that wee did was to shew you what were the properties of true love, that by them you might try your selves whether you love the Lord Iesus or no: we went through five in the morning, we now proceede.
6Another property of love is this, it is full of heat: therefore in Cant. 8. it is compared to coals of juniper: 2and that phrase is used in Mat. 24.5.3 Iniquity shall abound, and the love of many shall wax cold. That antithesis shows that love is a ⟨p. 85⟩hot thing, hot as fire. Therefore if you would know whether you love the Lord Jesus or no, consider what heat and what fire there is in you.
6Another property of love is this, it is full of heate: therefore in Cant. 8. it is compared to coales of juniper: 2and that phrase is used in Mat. 24.5.3