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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.
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Can you find this affection in your selves, that you are not moved with the death of children so much, or for the loss of your goods, or for your own particular discontents, as when you shall hear that the glory is departed from Israel, that religion suffers any eclipse in any place, that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is hindered? This is a thing that will try your love to the Lord. If you find that you can hear of the desolation of the Churches, and of the increase and growing of Popery, and yet you do not take it to heart to be affected with it, you do not grieve for it, it is a sign that you want love to the Lord. You know what is noted of them in Jerem. 36.24. when the King had done an abominable action,1 that he had cut the roll in sunder that Jeremiah gave him, and cast it into the fire that was upon the hearth before him, it is ⟨p. 90⟩said that those that were about him, did not rent their clothes, nor petition to him &c. As if he should say; in this they discovered a wonderful want of love to the Lord, and to his cause, that they were not moved with this dishonour, that was offered to God, and to his servant, and to the cause of Religion at that time. You know what disposition Paul had in this case Act. 17. He observed that the place,2 where he was, was given to Idolatry, the text saith, His spirit was stirred in him, his zeal and his anger was kindled in his breast. Therefore consider what your affections to the Lord are by this holy anger that is in you. Moses you know, was the meekest man upon the earth, and yet you know how he was moved, how his zeal was kindled in his breast, when he saw the idolatry of the people.
Can you find this affection in your selves, that you are not moved with the death of childrē so much, or for the losse of your goods, or for your owne particular discontents, as when you shall heare that the glory is departed from Israel, that religion suffers any eclipse in any place, that the Gospell of Iesus Christ is hindred? This is a thing that will try your love to the Lord. If you finde that you can heare of the desolation of the Churches, and of the increase and growing of Poperie, and yet you doe not take it to heart to be affected with it, you doe not grieve for it, it is a signe that you want love to the Lord. You know what is noted of them in