A09950:871
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.
Again, a man like our selves is visible, we see his actions, we hear him speak, we know more plainly the frame of his disposition; and therefore it is more easy to love a holy man than to love the Lord: For so is the Apostles argument. Do not think that thou lovest the Lord whom thou never sawest, when thou doest not love thy brother whom thou seest daily. Therefore we may conclude thus much, if we love not the Saints and holy men, it is certain we love not the Lord.
Againe, a man like our selves is visible, we see his actions, we heare him speake, we know more plainly the frame of his disposition; and therefore it is more easie to love a holy man than to love the Lord: For so is the Apostles argument. Doe not thinke that thou lovest the Lord whom thou never sawest, when thou doest not love thy brother whom thou seest daily. Therefore wee may conclude thus much, if we love not the Saints and holy men, it is certaine we love not the Lord.
I confess every man is ready to say (in this case) he loves holy men.
I confesse every man is ready to say (in this case) he loves holy men.
I would put you to this trial,4 and ask you but this question; you shall know it by this: Do you love all the Saints? You shall find that the §1Apostle Paul still in his Epistles puts in that caution, Love to all the Saints. If thou love grace and ⟨p. 201⟩