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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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You shall see in Abraham's case, when the Lord would put him to the trial, and bids him come from his kindred and from his fathers house,1 and from his Country, this in Heb. 11 is taken as an argument of his love, that when he was put to do either the one or the other, he made his choice to obey the Lord, though it stood with the loss of Country and friends. So I say, consider with your selves, and you shall find many cases wherein your conscience will dictate to you, this you must do, this you ought to perform, this you ought not to do. Perhaps it shall be said unto you again, if you do it, you shall lose such a friend, you shall lose such credit, you shall suffer such loss in your estate, you shall expose your self to such and such danger, you shall incur such and such inconveniences to your self; consider what you do in such a case: Many businesses fall out every day, wherein the like case is offered to you, many times you think it were best to do so, and if it were not for the loss of some thing, or for the discredit, you would do it. By this you may examine your hearts whether you love the world or no.
You shall see in Abrahams case, when the Lord would put him to the triall, and bidds him come from his kindred and from his fathers house,1 and from his Country, this in Heb. 11 is taken as an argument of his love, that when hee was put to doe either the one or the other, hee made his choise to obey the Lord, though it stood with the losse of Countrie and friends. So I say, consider with your selves, and you shall finde many cases wherein your conscience will dictate to you, this you must doe, this you ought to performe, this you ought not to doe. Perhaps it shall be said unto you againe, if you doe it, you shall lose such a friend, you shall lose such credit, you shall suffer such losse in your estate, you shall expose your selfe to such and such danger, you shall incurre such and such inconveniences to your selfe; consider what you doe in such a case: Many businesses fall out everie day, wherein the like case is offered to you, many times you thinke it were best to doe so, and if it were not for the losse of some thing, or for the discredit, you would doe it. By this you may examine your hearts whether you love the world or no.