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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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Add to this the continuance of it; for if you love the Lord with a natural affection, you will hold out, and be constant in it. The second and third ground went far in their profession, but ⟨p. 131⟩their inconstancy showed that they loved not the Lord with a natural love, this discontinuing is a sign that your love is not true. I beseech you examine your selves by these things whether you love the Lord; remember what I said the last day, do you desire that your sins should be utterly destroyed? do you not dally with sin? would you not have some remainders within you? nay, I will go a step further with you, do you not hate the Lord?
Adde to this the continuance of it; for if you love the Lord with a naturall affection, you will holde out, and be constant in it. The second and third ground went farre in their profession, but ⟨p. 131⟩their inconstancie shewed that they loved not the Lord with a naturall love, this discontinuing is a signe that your love is not true. I beseech you examine your selves by these things whether you love the Lord; remember what I said the last day, doe you desire that your sinnes should be utterlie destroyed? doe you not dallie with sinne? would you not have some remainders within you? nay, I will goe a step further with you, doe you not hate the Lord?