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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.
But first,1 I am unfit to marry the Lord, I am not prepared for such a match as that is, my heart is too bad, and my life hath been too sinful to think of such preferment and advancement.
But first,1 I am unfit to marry the Lord, I am not prepared for such a match as that is, my heart is too bad, and my life hath beene too sinfull to thinke of such preferment and advancement.
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Take thou no care for that,1 the Lord knew thy unfitness, when he made that promise to thee, when he gave his Son; and the Son gave himself to thee, he was well enough acquainted with thee, and with thy nature, he had an intention to marry a blackamoor, he justifieth the wicked, he knows thou art so, and yet he will do it, he will put a fairness, he will put a beauty upon thee, when thou art his wife; therefore let not that hinder thy unfitness.
Take thou no care for that,1 the Lord knew thy unfitnesse, when he made that promise to thee, when hee gave his Son; and the Sonne gave himselfe to thee, he was well enough acquainted with thee, and with thy nature, he had an intention to marry a blackmoore, he justifieth the wicked, he knowes thou art so, and yet he will doe it, he will put a fairenesse, he will put a beautie upon thee, when thou art his wife; therefore let not that hinder thy unfitnesse.