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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.
What Christ said,1 (It shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah then for such a City) I may apply to every one that's come to hear me this time; If you will not give ear to my invitation, it shall be easier for Jews and Turks, for the Salvages at the East-Indies, then for you. It had been better for you that Christ had never come in the flesh, that his righteousness had never been offered to you. Therefore is that added, Mar. 16. He that believes not, is damned. Of such consequence is the Gospel. When Moses was on Mount Ebal, he set before them a blessing and a curse, life and death: so do I now; If you will not accept of CHRIST, you are cursed. Therefore, when you hear this offer, Let every man examine himself how he stands affected unto it. For all hearers are divided into these 2 sorts, some are worthy, and some unworthy. ⟨p. 29⟩As when Christ sent away his Disciples, if any were worthy, their peace was to rest upon them, if they were not worthy, they were to shake off the dust of their feet against that City. I say, consider if you be worthy of this righteousness: for if you find your hearts to long after it, if you find you prize it much, so that you can reckon all as dross and dung in comparison of it, and will sell all to buy this Pearl, then are you worthy: But if, when you hear of it, you neglect it, and attend unto it coldly, you are unworthy, and against such we are to shake off the dust of our feet: that is, God shall shake you off as dust, when you come for salvation to him at the day of Judgement.
What Christ said,1 (It shall be easier for Sodome and Gomorrah then for such a City) I may apply to euery one that's come to heare me this time; If you will not giue eare to my inuitation, it shal be easier for Iewes and Turkes, for the Saluages at the East-Indies, then for you. It had beene better for you that Christ had neuer come in the flesh, that his righteousnesse had neuer been offered to you. Therefore is that added, Mar. 16. He that beleeues not, is damned. Of such consequēce is the Gospell. When Moses was on Mount Ebal, he set before them a blessing and a curse, life and death: so doe I now; If you will not accept of CHRIST, you are cursed. Therefore, when you heare this offer, Let euery man examine himselfe how he stands affected vnto it. For all hearers are diuided into these 2 sorts, some are worthy, and some vnworthy.