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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.
You will say again,1 it may belong to such and such, it doth not belong to me; my case is such, I ⟨p. 146⟩have provoked him in this manner, my sins are of such a nature.
You will say againe,1 it may belong to such and such, it doth not belong to me; my case is such, I ⟨p. 146⟩have provoked him in this manner, my sinnes are of such a nature.
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1This shall not shut thee out neither. For why shouldst thou make exceptions where the Lord makes none. Go, Preach the Gospel to every creature under heaven. What is the meaning of that? That is, go tell every man, without exception, whatsoever his sins be, whatsoever his rebellions be, go tell him this glad tidings; that is to preach the Gospel to him, that if he will come in, I will accept him, he shall be saved, his sins shall be forgiven him, if he do no more but come in, and take me and receive me. Therefore to conclude this, doubt not thou that that shall be a hinderance on Gods part. And for thy own part, there is no more required of thee but sincerity, that thou take him, sincerely resolving to thy self I will serve him for the future, I will be contented to be divorced from all my former loves, from all the sins that I have delighted in before, I am willing now to take him, and to serve him, and to love him, and to give my self wholly to him; I say, this sincerity of resolution is enough, there can be no hindrance if this be found in thee. Therefore do not think with thy self, I want sorrow for my sins, such a degree of sorrow, my heart is not broken enough, and therefore I am not fit: for thou must know thus much, that the promise is made to the coming, and not to the preparations. If thou canst come, and take the Lord, it is enough, if a man have so much sorrow, so much heart-breaking as brings