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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
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Some things lie in our understandings, temptations to atheism, temptations to think that the Scriptures are not true, temptations to judge amiss of God in any thing, temptations to doubt of the favour of God; These lie in the understanding between God and us, and are contrary to love: for love uniteth.
Some things lie in our understandings, temptations to atheisme, temptations to thinke that the Scriptures are not true, temptations to judge amisse of God in any thing, temptations to doubt of the favour of God; These lie in the understanding betweene God and us, and are contrary to love: for love uniteth.
But in the will there lieth much more, sometimes vain hopes, sometimes vain fears, sometimes one thing, sometimes another. If there be any inordinate lust after any creature, after any thing in the world, it lieth between God and us, and makes a separation between us; and till that be removed, God and we cannot come together, till there be an union we cannot fully love. Therefore if you would love the Lord, have your hearts circumcised, that is, have those things removed out of your understanding, and out of your will. Take away those obstacles that lie between God and you: And if you cannot do it your selves, go to Christ, it is he that circumciseth us with the circumcision made without hands.
But in the will there lyeth much more, sometimes vaine hopes, sometimes vaine feares, sometimes one thing, sometimes another. If there be any inordinate lust after any creature, after any thing in the world, it lieth betweene God and us, and makes a separation betweene us; and till that be removed, God and we cannot come together, till there be an union wee cannot fully love. Therefore if you would love the Lord, have your hearts circumcised, that is, have those things removed out of your understanding, and out of your will. Take away those obstacles that lie betweene God and you: And if you cannot doe it your selves, goe to Christ, it is he that circumciseth us with the circumcision made without hands.