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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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I will not wish thee to love hypocrites,1 only take heed thou suffer not the imps and instruments of the Devil to paint out the true Saints unto thee in the colours of hypocrites: thou must consider that it hath been the usual manner to cast that aspersion upon all the Saints, upon all holy men in all ages, as the Apostle saith in 2 Cor. We are as deceivers though true: 2that is the common esteem that the world hath of the Saints, they judge them to be deceivers, and to be men that profess themselves to be otherwise than they are. You know what was said of Jesus Christ, some said of him he was a good man, others said nay, he was a deceiver of the people. You know what was said of David, that he was a subtle man, one that went about to deceive others. Paul, you know, was reckoned the great impostor of the world; this was always laid upon the Saints: therefore let not the Devils instruments deceive thee in that.
I will not wish thee to love hypocrites,1 onely take heede thou suffer not the impes and instruments of the Divell to paint out the true Saints unto thee in the colours of hypocrites: thou must consider that it hath beene the usuall manner to cast that aspersion upon all the Saints, upon all holy men in all ages, as the Apostle saith in 2 Cor. We are as deceivers though true: 2that is the common esteeme that the world hath of the Saints, they judge them to be deceivers, and to be men that professe themselves to be otherwise than they are. You know what was said of Iesus Christ, some said of him he was a good man, others said nay, he was a deceiver of the people. You know what was said of David, that he was a subtle man, one that went about to deceive others. Paul, you know, was reckoned the great impostor of the world; this was alwayes laid upon the Saints: therefore let not the Divells instruments deceive thee in that.
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