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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE SIXTH SERMON.
GALAT. 5.6. For in Jesus Christ, neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but Faith which worketh by Love.
GALAT. 5.6. For in Iesus Christ, neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but Faith which worketh by Love.
AND before we leave this point, one thing I must add For what reason do we put you upon this disposition, upon this examination, whether the love of God be in your hearts or no? The reason is not that you should be discouraged, that (you should be put off from coming to God, that you should be grieved with the sight of the want of your love, but the end of it is to stir you up to get it, if you want it. You know, we have formerly ⟨p. 137⟩delivered some means of getting it, only there is one which we will commend unto you,1 which we gave a little touch on but could not handle it, and it consists of these Three branches; if you would love the Lord:
AND before we leave this poynt, one thing I must add For what reason doe we put you vpon this disposition, vpon this examination, whether the love of God be in your hearts or no? The reason is not that you should be discouraged, that (you should be put off from comming to God, that you should be greived with the sight of the want of your love, but the end of it is to stirre you up to gett it, if you want it. You know, we have formerly