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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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But yet you must have a third,3 or else this will not do, that is, assurance of the Lords love to you: for if you long after him never so much, if you think him worthy to be desired; on the other side, yet if for all this you are not persuaded of the Lords love to you, you cannot be affected towards him. We cannot love any man whom we conceive to be ill affected to us: And therefore you shall see in the course of the Scriptures, love proceeds from faith, faith must beget love, that is, the assurance of Gods love must go in: This is the third ingredient to make it up.
But yet you must have a third,3 or else this will not doe, that is, assurance of the Lords love to you: for if you long after him never so much, if you thinke him worthy to be desired; on the other side, yet if for all this you are not perswaded of the Lords love to you, you cannot be affected towards him. Wee cannot love any man whom we conceive to be ill affected to us: And therefore you shall see in the course of the Scriptures, love proceedes from faith, faith must beget love, that is, the assurance of Gods love must goe in: This is the third ingredient to make it up.
- 3Assurance of the Lords love to us.
1You will say to me, we doubt not of this, but if we be persuaded of Gods love, we shall love him; but how shall we come to this persuasion, how shall we assure our selves of his love?
1You will say to mee, wee doubt not of this, but if wee be perswaded of Gods love, wee shall love him; but how shall wee come to this perswasion, how shall wee assure our selves of his love?