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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 righteousness of GOD (saith the Apostle) is revealed from faith to faith. That is, it is so revealed and offered by GOD, that it is made ours by faith, we are made partakers of it by faith: you see it ariseth clearly from the words.
The righteousnesse of GOD (saith the Apostle) is reuealed from faith to faith. That is, it is so reuealed and offered by GOD, that it is made ours by faith, we are made partakers of it by faith: you see it ariseth cleerely from the words.
Now for the opening of this point to you, you must understand that there are two ways or Covenants,1 whereby GOD offereth salvation to men. One is the Covenant of works, and that was that righteousness by which Adam had been saved if he had stood in his innocency; for it was that way that GOD appointed for him, Do• this, and live: But Adam performed not the condition of that Covenant, and therefore now there is another Covenant, that is, the Covenant of Grace, a Board given us against Ship-wrack. Now this Covenant of Grace is double:
Now for the opening of this point to you, you must vnderstand that there are two waies or Couenants,1 whereby GOD offereth saluation to men. One is the Couenant of workes, and that was that righteousnesse by which Adam had beene saued if he had stood in his innocencie; for it was that way that GOD appointed for him, Do• this, and liue: But Adam performed not the condition of that Couenant, and therefore now there is another Couenant, that is, the Couenant of Grace, a Board giuen vs against Ship-wracke. Now this Couenant of Grace is double:
- 1Two Covenants.Two Couenants.