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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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If thou receive any injury from men, wrangle not with them, but do as David did, betake thy self to prayer, take heed of sin, for that ⟨p. 106⟩of all other things will breed a strangeness between God and thee; and if you do fall out, seek to be reconciled again as soon as may be, labour to entertain a continual commerce between God and thy self, observe constantly his dealing with thee, and observe again thy carriage towards him, this will breed a familiarity between God and thee.
If thou receive any injurie from men, wrangle not with them, but doe as David did, betake thy selfe to prayer, take heede of sinne, for that ⟨p. 106⟩of all other things will breede a strangenesse betweene God and thee; and if you doe fall out, seeke to be reconciled againe as soone as may be, labour to entertaine a continuall commerce betweene God and thy selfe, observe constantly his dealing with thee, and observe againe thy carriage towards hm, this will breede a familiarity betweene God and thee.
And above all, be much in prayer; for that in a special manner maintains and increaseth this communion and familiarity between the Lord and thee.
And above all, be much in prayer; for that in a speciall manner maintaines and increaseth this communion and familiaritie betweene the Lord and thee.