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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.
You will say,1 what shall we do then? I beseech you consider what commonly is the cause of a plague among us.2 Consider what hath ben the cause of the plague in former times.3 You shall find in Numb: 25.4 two causes of the plague. One was the superstition and Idolatry of the people, they began to be yoked with Idolatry, They joined themselves to Baal Peor. I confess that sin was not yet grown to any great height, it was but yet in the beginning, in the seeds, and ⟨p. 92⟩yet you know how the Lord was offended with them.
You will say,1 what shall we doe then? I beseech you consider what commonly is the cause of a plague among vs.2 Consider what hath ben the cause of the plague in former times.3 You shal finde in Numb: 25.4 two causes of the plague. One was the superstition and Idolatrie of the people, they begann to be yokt with Idolatrie, They joyned themselues to Baal Peor. I confesse that sinne was not yet growne to any great height, it was but yet in the beginning, in the seedes, and ⟨p. 92⟩yet you know how the Lord was offended with them.
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